The legendary actor Gene Hackman starred in many well-known movies and made a name for himself as a character actor. A lesser-known film even takes him into space.
The actor Gene Hackman died, according to current information, on February 18, 2025, due to cardiovascular disease (via deutschlandfunk.de). He was a true legend in the film world and part of numerous classics.
Rightfully, film fans worldwide mourn an icon. Most people knew Hackman for his roles in well-known films like the police thriller French Connection, the western Unforgiven, or the surveillance drama The Conversation. He even appeared as Lex Luthor in Superman.
However, Hackman also made films that are less known today. Among them is a science fiction film where NASA had to rush to the rescue.
The Science Fiction Movie ‘Lost in Space’ in the Trailer
Astronauts off course
What kind of film is this? Gene Hackman starred in the science fiction film Marooned in 1969. Directed by John Sturges, who also directed the western The Magnificent Seven.
For someone as well-known as Hackman, Marooned is considered one of the lesser-known works of his career. In it, he plays one of three astronauts who travel to space for several months to work in a space laboratory.
However, as the crew increasingly suffers from the work, NASA attempts to rescue the astronauts. This is somewhat reminiscent of the story in The Martian, a movie with Matt Damon, where he also needs to be rescued by NASA. The film is particularly suitable for fans of Interstellar.
In both cases, the space agency has to invest millions of US dollars to carry out the rescue mission. Whether they succeed in the end? Well, we don’t want to spoil that at this point. After all, genre fans can expect an exciting and almost documentary-like film, which received an 86% positive rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
Although Marooned is certainly not among Gene Hackman’s best-known films, it is still another example of his excellent acting work. No matter what film, Hackman always delivered good performances. The film world will miss him.
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New tag, new update for the current World-First race in the raid Liberation of Lorenhall from World of Warcraft. A guild that gained a rather infamous reputation last week plays a major role in this.
What has happened since yesterday? In the last update on the World-First race in WoW, the US guild Liquid managed to take down raid boss Stix Kojenschrotter after 114 attempts. Meanwhile, 9 other guilds, including Echo and Method, were still battling against the third boss.
In the following, you will learn what has happened since then:
Currently, three guilds are on boss number 5: Ritzelkrämer Lockenstock. This boss was even weakened by Blizzard via hotfix (5 percent less health on Mythic, via wowhead.com).
Liquid is close to the kill, after 85 pulls they managed to bring the boss to 5.26 percent health in their best attempt. Echo is at 17.65 percent (61 pulls), and Method is at 42.03 percent (47 pulls).
The trailer for WoW patch 11.1:
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WoW Patch 11.1: Gallywix’s Control over the Cartels
As it was bound to happen: The guild was caught exploiting exploits and hacks and was banned by Blizzard. The corresponding entry in the Hall of Fame was deleted. However, it doesn’t seem to have set the guild back too much.
As icy-veins.com reports, the guild has stormed back into the current raid with different characters under the new name “ecnarussAeR ytilauQ VoAR” (an anagram of the old guild name) to take down Chromking Gallywix (and this time also all other bosses) again.
How is Blizzard reacting? Very quickly, and again with bans and the removal of achievements from the Hall of Fame of WoW. Meanwhile, one of the players from the exploiting guild commented: “Quality assurance is really hard.”
How is the community reacting to the exploiters? Mainly with jokes. For example, they are celebrating the guild’s “World Second Kill” and are now waiting for the “Race to World Third” (via Reddit). dreverythinggonnabe even claims that members of the guild have done similar things years ago to uncover exploits and explain them in detail (via Reddit).
What do you think of the guild and its two exploit runs? And who are you rooting for in the World-First race? Let us know in the comments! While the current raid is quite tough, many players are enjoying the great gaming experience in the mythic keystone dungeons: Players from WoW wonder how good the new season is: “Tell me what I’ve missed”
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In the USA, parents are suing Epic Games because Fortnite is said to lead their children to FOMO purchases with timers. They claim that the timers in the shop run out, yet the discounts and limited items are still available for days and even weeks afterwards. Epic Games has already commented on the matter.
Why are the parents suing? In the USA, parents have filed a lawsuit against Epic Games. It concerns the shop in Fortnite. This is said to trigger “Fear of missing out” (FOMO) in children. FOMO describes the feeling of being afraid of missing out on something.
According to the parents, this happens repeatedly in the Fortnite shop, for example during sales or for exclusive items that are supposed to disappear after a countdown.
However, the parents claim that the prices of items in Fortnite often do not change back for “many days or even weeks” after the sale. Additionally, items that were supposed to be available only for an exclusive period are still purchasable after that period has expired.
This is considered illegal according to their legal opinion, as the timers lead children to make purchases so that the item does not disappear forever, even though it remains available. The parents are now taking legal action against this artificial scarcity in San Francisco.
Fortnite often features interesting events, such as during Halloween:
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Fortnite: The Official Teaser for Fortnitemares 2024
Parents against Epic Games
What does the lawsuit say? “This was an unlawful scheme,” states the lawsuit. “Fake sales with invented expiration times are misleading and illegal under state laws that prohibit unfair and deceptive trade practices. These prohibit misleading advertising regarding the reasons or existence of discounts and representations that articles have characteristics or qualities that they do not have.” (via scribd.com)
The parents also refer to a court ruling from the Netherlands in their lawsuit, where Epic Games had to pay €1,125,000 because it exerted pressure on children through practices like timers and “Buy Now” buttons (via acm.nl).
How has Epic Games responded to the new lawsuit from the parents? Epic Games has already released a statement regarding the lawsuit:
This complaint contains factual errors and does not reflect how Fortnite works. Last year we removed the countdown timer from the item shop, and we provide safeguards against unintended purchases.
These include a mechanism for holding purchases, immediate cancellations of purchases, self-service returns for shop purchases, and an explicit yes/no choice for saving payment information.
If a player creates an Epic account and indicates that they are under 13 years old, they can only make purchases with real money once a parent has given their consent. Once this has been done, we offer industry-leading parental controls, including a PIN to protect purchases. We will defend ourselves against these allegations.
What happens next? The parents are suing Epic in a court in San Francisco. The next step lies with the judge, who must decide whether to allow the lawsuit as a class-action suit, which could include a large portion of the Fortnite player base.
If the parents are successful in their lawsuit, this could lead to changes in Fortnite that may also affect European players. Moreover, this could set a precedent that extends to other games with similar mechanics. A gamer has taken on Nintendo: “Can do this all day” – Gamer takes on Nintendo, sued for up to 7 million euros
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Torment Level 4 is the highest difficulty level in Diablo 4. With Season 8, Blizzard aims to increase the challenge so much that only a few of you will be able to achieve it.
Blizzard wants to make the difficulty considerably tougher in Season 8, making Torment Level 4 significantly more challenging. You should not be able to one-shot bosses there – if you even make it to that level. Additionally, there is a new boss named Belial that is meant to truly challenge you. You can find all the information about Season 8 in our overview.
“Those who want to be in the top 10% must be ruthless”
This is what Blizzard says about the difficulty levels: In the “Campfire Chat” livestream, the developers explained on YouTube that it takes an average of 15 hours for players to reach Torment 4 from the maximum level (60). Their philosophy, however, is that Torment 4 should be “desirable”. Only the best 10% of players should be able to reach it.
It is supposed to remain achievable but be a greater challenge. That’s why they are making adjustments:
Torment 1 starts at dungeon level 10.
They are generally increasing the difficulty in the dungeon by scaling the dungeon levels higher. The health points of monsters will increase by 20% multiplicatively per level.
Torment 4 will then correspond to dungeon level 76 of the current Season 7.
The Diablo expert wudijo estimates that dungeon level 100 will be about 10 to 15 times harder with Season 8 than before (via YouTube). Each level jump will then be higher – and level 150, in his opinion, will be unreachable, apart from game-breaking bugs.
Here’s what the torment levels currently look like:
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Diablo 4 shows the new level system and difficulty levels in the video
“Desirable means: only achievable with a meta build”
What do the players say about it? In a Reddit post, a user writes that Blizzard should not call Torment Level 4 “desirable” if it ultimately will be “mandatory”, as it probably ties in with certain rewards. Currently, there are goals in the season journey that require you to play on Torment 4. Whether that is also the case in Season 8 is still unclear.
In the comments, the community discusses the tougher torment level. TheRealMortiferus argues: “If it’s really only meant for the top 10% of players, then it shouldn’t be necessary to complete the season journey.”
And fenlock56 writes that he doesn’t want any challenge at all. “I want consistent, relaxed progress and shiny drops that do cool things until I feel like a pure destruction machine,” he notes. SenseiTizi believes that “desirable” actually means that you can only make the level with a meta build.
Proxii_G writes in the comment that the developers should decide who the game is aimed at. He expresses: “Once the casuals drop off, Blizzard will backtrack.” Players debated about a year ago that Diablo 4 wants to appeal to everyone and is therefore worse than it could be. And the Diablo chief recently stated that he must not “forget” the casual gamers:
Wizadry is considered one of the founding fathers of modern PC role-playing games and significantly shaped the RPG genre, especially in the 80s and early 90s. With “Variants Daphne,” a new installment has now been released on Steam, but there is a catch.
What kind of game is this? “Wizadry Variants Daphne” is a 3D dungeon crawler that was originally released for iOS and Android in October 2024. The PC port followed on March 6, 2025, on Steam, in version 1.4.10.
The free role-playing game aims to continue the legacy of the venerable Wizadry series and thus sends you and your party into the labyrinth of despair, where a challenging difficulty level, deadly traps, and dangerous enemies await you. In addition to treasure chests, you will also find the bones of lost adventurers in the dungeons, which can be resurrected at various rarity levels.
Besides Wizadry, Ultima is also one of the key founding fathers of PC role-playing games. Both series had or still have an MMORPG. Here you can see the trailer for the legacy servers of Ultima Online:
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Ultima Online: Trailer introduces new legacy server of the cult MMORPG
At least no NFTs …
How is “Wizadry Variants Daphne” received? In the Google Play Store, the ratings actually look solid: After 48,400 reviews, the average rating currently stands at 4.4 out of 5 stars. The RPG started less positively on Steam. There, after 531 reviews, it only achieved a “Mixed” rating, with 54 percent positive reviews.
Some criticism is aimed at the game’s monetization. The current rights holder of Wizadry – the Japanese company Drecom – is forgoing NFTs this time (which were still used in Eternal Crypt: Wizardry BC (via wiz-eternalcrypt.com)), but instead, a gacha system is implemented.
Marston (Sölf) writes in his review on Steam: “This is a gacha. The monetization is horrendous. Everything is expensive. And if you want to give the developers a little money, some of the best options start at €23+.” Kaizer adds in his review on Steam: “Aggressive monetization, this is not free-to-play friendly.”
What else is criticized? Many fans of the mobile version of the game criticize the technically mixed PC port.
Samaron warns about the anti-cheat of the PC version (via Steam): “A warning: It uses a kernel anti-cheat, which is a rootkit. Basically, it remains active even if the game is not running or has been uninstalled. It can compromise your files and settings.”
Nickname863 criticizes on Steam: “Unfortunately, this PC version is not great in its current state. Strong issues with aliasing, the download location is not configurable, the game runs in portrait mode […]. I feel like the basic design of the game does not fit well with a normally sized monitor.”
Yuri of Astora lists further issues on Steam: “There are no advanced graphics settings […]. Outside the dungeons, the graphics look quite poor. […] There is no button to exit the game. The only way is literally Alt-F4. […] Please let us select audio and language separately. I would like to play with Japanese audio.”
Is there anything praised?
사랑해 claims to have played the mobile version of the game for more than 1,000+ hours and writes on Steam: “I personally really enjoy the game, it meets all my demands, and with the new Abyss 3 we recently got, it has become really tough, but the game atmosphere is something you won’t find anywhere else.”
Snowflame also recommends the game on Steam: “Overall, it’s a fun game and I’ll probably dive back in as soon as I feel my companions are strong enough.”
The already quoted Marston (Sölf) draws a positive conclusion on Steam despite the monetization: “If you’re looking for a dark fantasy dungeon crawler that has a high difficulty level and may make you curse more often than you’d like to admit, then look no further and download the game! After all, it’s free.”
What do I need to know about the Wizadry series? The popular role-playing series began with Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord in 1981 and was originally developed by Andrew Greenberg and Robert Woodhead for the Apple II. Various ports, sequels, remakes, and spin-offs followed later.
Notably: The two direct sequels Wizardry 2: The Knight of Diamonds and Wizardry 3: Legacy of Llylgamyn could only be played if you owned and completed Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. The last part of the main series is called Wizardry 8: Destination Dominus and was released in 2001 for Steam (89 percent positive).
Wizadry has always relied on a colored graphic representation of the dungeons and labyrinths (which was groundbreaking in 1981), a well-thought-out race and class system, party battles, a first-person perspective, and a challenging level of difficulty.
About twelve years after the last installment of the main series, Wizadry Online was released, a free-to-play MMORPG for PC. Developer Gamepot and publisher Sony Online Entertainment released the game in the West on January 30, 2013. Only a year later, on July 31, 2014, the service was shut down again. You can find out more about the early closure here: These 7 MMORPGs were the fastest to die
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There are always new promo codes for Monster Hunter Now. With them, you can, for example, get items. Here you will find the current codes and how to redeem them.
What is Monster Hunter Now? The game from Niantic works similarly to Pokémon GO: You wander through the real world with your smartphone and hunt monsters.
In Monster Hunter Now, however, you personally engage in battle with the beasts and constantly try to improve your equipment to defeat larger and stronger enemies. A small assessment of Monster Hunter Now can be found here.
Various items can help with this. And sometimes they are simply available through promo codes that are shared.
Here we summarize the currently known active codes and explain how to redeem them.
Active Promo Codes for Monster Hunter Now in March 2025
This code is currently active:
As of now, there are no active codes in March 2025.
Any other codes? Other already known codes have expired as of now. We will update the list as soon as more codes are known.
What about referral codes? Referral codes are a different type of code that are always active but can only be used 20 times per month. All players in Monster Hunter Now have one and can share it with new players, who will find a corresponding input field when playing for the first time.
Trailer: Monster Hunter Wilds – announced for PlayStation
How do I redeem codes in Monster Hunter Now?
This is how it works: There is no input field for promo codes in the game. Instead, you need to go through a dedicated store in your web browser. Here is the external redemption website from Niantic for Monster Hunter Now.
On the website, you must log in with the account you also use for Monster Hunter Now. Then enter the code and open the game on your smartphone. You will now see a corresponding notification showing which items you’ve received. Now you can use them in the game.
This article will be updated regularly as new codes become known. If you know current promo codes: feel free to share them in the comments! Check back in the coming months to find the latest codes.
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In Monster Hunter Wilds you can catch the Golden Fish. MeinMMO explains where you can find the fish and what you need to do so.
At the base camp, you will receive the side quest “The Search for the Golden Fish” from Kanya as part of Chapter 4. To complete the quest, you must catch one of the mentioned fish.
Requirements: To be able to catch the fish, you must already have your fishing rod. You should have received it in the previous quest. You can read everything important about fishing in Monster Hunter Wilds in our guide on MeinMMO.
Update from January 29, 2026: We have reviewed the post and made some structural adjustments.
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Monster Hunter Wilds: The Best Locations for the Golden Fish
Here you can find Golden Fish: Golden Fish prefer calm waters in places without sunlight. Therefore, you need to find a body of water in a cave. You can find the Golden Fish in the following areas: Wind Plain, Crimson Forest, Oil Spring Basin, and Ice Shard Cliffs.
What is the best place? A location that is particularly worthwhile is the underground lake in the Crimson Forest, which you can find at number 8 on your map. Also, in area 12 right next door, there is such a body of water:
In area 12 of the Crimson Forest, you can find a lake where you can catch Golden Fish.
Another good location is at number 14 on the Wind Plain. There is also an underground water basin to the east.
How to Safely Catch the Golden Fish
To catch the Golden Fish, you will need either your fishing rod or the net. The rest goes very quickly, and the fish will end up in your inventory.
Good to know: By the way, Kanya gives you a special bait at the beginning of the quest, which makes it particularly easy to catch Golden Fish.
Finally, you just need to hand in the quest to Kanya and you will receive your reward. Among other things for the quest, you will receive honey, which is particularly useful at the beginning. You can read about where and how to find honey in Monster Hunter Wilds on MeinMMO.
Monster Hunter Wilds will soon launch on PC, Xbox, and PS5. Everyone approaches games differently, and we enjoy playing with guides. If you are similar, you can find here a collection of all important guides to Monster Hunter Wilds on MeinMMO: Monster Hunter Wilds: All Guides, Beginner Tips, and Information Overview
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You are playing Monster Hunter Wilds on the PS5 or Xbox, but are struggling with issues and low FPS? MeinMMO explains what you need to consider for better performance on your console.
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You purchased Monster Hunter Wilds for the PS5 or Xbox but are finding that the game doesn’t function properly? MeinMMO has a series of tips and recommendations for you if you want to play the game on console.
Monster Hunter Wilds Shows What It Has to Offer in Launch Trailer
Best Settings for PS5
Here’s what you should consider on the PS5: In Monster Hunter Wilds, you can choose between 3 different modes. We will present the corresponding settings. Monster Hunter Wilds is an action-heavy game, so we recommend preferring a high frame rate. The downside is that the resolution may look a bit blurry.
Setting
Target Resolution
Resolution (Rendering)
Ray Tracing
Frame Rate
Resolution
3840 x 2160
3072 x 1728
Off
30 FPS
Balanced
3840 x 2160
2496 x 1404
Off
40 FPS
Frame Rate
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
Off
60 FPS
Best Settings for PS5 Pro:
Here’s what you should consider on the PS5 Pro: The biggest advantages of the PS5 Pro are the overall higher resolution and the fact that you can easily use ray tracing.
In general, you can disable the FPS limit on the PS5 Pro, as it provides faster frame rates. However, with a limited frame rate, such as 60 FPS, the game runs much smoother and more stable. In the end, you have to decide what you prefer: ample FPS or a stable picture.
Setting
Target Resolution
Resolution (Rendering)
Ray Tracing
Frame Rate
Resolution
3840 x 2160
3840 x 2160
On
30 FPS
Balanced
3840 x 2160
2496 x 1404
On
40 FPS
Frame Rate
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
Off
60 FPS
Best Settings for Xbox Series X and S
Here’s what you should consider on the Xbox: The version on the Xbox Series X offers the same level as the standard PS5. Currently, the PS5 Pro offers the best results. Monster Hunter Wilds is an action-heavy game, so we also recommend preferring a high frame rate on the Xbox Series X. The downside is that the resolution may look a bit blurry.
Note: On the Xbox Series S, you can only play in Full HD at 30 FPS, so we will omit the Series S in the settings.
Setting
Target Resolution
Resolution (Rendering)
Ray Tracing
Frame Rate
Resolution
3840 x 2160
3072 x 1728
Off
30 FPS
Balanced
3840 x 2160
2496 x 1404
Off
40 FPS
Frame Rate
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
Off
60 FPS
Other recommended settings for PS5 and Xbox
If you are looking for additional sensible settings, we especially recommend three settings that you definitely should try out or use.
Lower brightness: In the standard setting, the image on the PS5 and Xbox looks very blurry. Therefore, reduce the brightness.
Turn off motion blur: Motion blur can cause motion sickness, so you should turn off this feature. Additionally, motion blur usually only makes the image appear smoother than it actually is. So definitely disable it.
V-Sync (if necessary): Enable this feature if you do not have a TV that supports Variable Refresh Rate (VRR). Otherwise, you may experience graphical glitches when the frame rate fluctuates too much. The prerequisite for VRR is a TV that supports HDMI 2.1.
More on Monster Hunter Wilds: Monster Hunter Wilds will soon launch on PC, Xbox, and PS5. Everyone approaches games differently, and we enjoy using guides. If you feel the same way, you’ll find here a collection of all important guides to Monster Hunter Wilds on MeinMMO: Monster Hunter Wilds: All Guides, Beginner Tips, and Information at a Glance
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Uniques are essential in Diablo 4 for many builds and can completely change the playstyle of various skills. In our overview, you will learn which Uniques are available in Season 9 and what they can do.
In the endgame of Diablo 4, there are many ways to have fun in activities and find new equipment for your character. Uniques, or unique items, are particularly strong items that can optimize and significantly enhance a build.
To give you an overview, we have compiled a list of all Uniques. The table of contents will bring you to the desired overview:
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Diablo 4: Uniques – What is that?
What are Uniques? You can recognize Uniques by the dark golden color, which differs from the orange of Legendaries and the purple of Mythic Uniques. There are Uniques that can be used by any class, but also class-specific ones. Uniques have abilities that can define entire endgame builds.
Unusual affixes: The affixes can be something that is normally not part of this type of equipment. For example, a unique helmet might grant a bonus to movement speed, an affix that normally only boots have.
Own, unique ability: Uniques have fixed aspects that only this item can have. For the Occultist, these aspects cannot be extracted or replaced.
The tiers: Uniques come in normal and empowered. Empowered items, or ancestral items, have larger affixes that are 1.5 times stronger.
Below, we first list the Uniques that can equip all six classes and then the items that are for specific classes. You will also learn which affixes and aspects the weapons have.
Lucky hit: Chance to cause up to +[X]%, 2 seconds to trigger a random loss of control effect
Aspect: Your attacks deal between 1% and [200-300]% of their normal damage.
Frostbrand (Gloves)
Attack speed
Fire and cold damage
Lucky hit: Chance of up to 40%, +[X] cold damage
Lucky hit: Chance of up to 40%, +[X] fire damage
Aspect: Lucky hit: There is a chance of up to (X)%, to freeze enemies for (X) seconds.
Mother’s Embrace (Ring)
Resistance to all damage types
Resistance to shadow
All stats
Attack speed
Critical hit chance
Lucky hit chance
Aspect: If a core skill hits at least (X) enemies, (X)% of the resource cost is refunded.
Greaves of Regret (Boots)
Escaping grants movement speed
Escaping makes you unimpeded
Movement speed
Critical hit chance against chilled enemies
Chilling slowing potential
Resistance to cold
Aspect: You leave a trail of frost that chills opponents. You deal [X]% more damage to frosted enemies.
Blade Plate (Chest)
(X) Thorns
(X) Thorns
(X) Thorns
(X) Thorns
Aspect: Thorns have a chance of (X)%, to deal (X)% increased damage.
Recklessness (Leg protection)
Maximum life
Healing received
Damage reduction in a healthy state
Lucky hit: Chance to heal +(X) life
Aspect: Effects that heal more than (X)% life grant a barrier of up to (X)% of maximum life that lasts for (X) seconds.
Butcher’s Cleaver (1H Axe)
Damage against injured enemies
Attack speed
Movement speed
Physical damage
Critical hit chance against enemies who are feared
Aspect: Lucky hit: When you critically hit an enemy, there is a chance of up to (X)% to fear them for (X) seconds and slow them by (X)%%.
Morning Sky Tassets (Leg protection)
All stats
Movement speed
Max. resistance to all damage types
Resistance to all damage types
Aspect: When you take damage from a non-physical damage type, you gain (X) seconds of (X)% maximum resistance to that damage type. This effect can only apply to one damage type at a time.
Godslayer Crown (Head protection)
All stats
Maximum life
Damage to elite enemies
Cooldown reduction
Aspect: When you stun, freeze, or immobilize an elite enemy, or deal damage to a boss, nearby enemies are drawn in. You deal (X)% increased damage to them for (X) seconds. This effect can only occur once every (X) seconds.
Tibault’s Will (Leg protection)
Max. resource
Max. life
All stats
Less damage when unstoppable
Aspect: You deal (X)% more [x] damage while you are unstoppable and until (X) seconds afterwards. When you become unstoppable, you gain (X) of the primary resource.
Rusty Seal Ring of X’Fal (Ring)
Resistance to all damage types
Resistance to fire
All stats
Lucky hit chance
Damage against vulnerable targets
Damage over time
Aspect: Lucky hit: Effects that deal damage over time have a chance of (X)%, to break and deal (X) damage of the same type to nearby enemies.
Soulfire (Chest)
Max. life
Potion capacity
Barrier generation
Max. life
Damage reduction in a healthy state
Aspect: Healing potions no longer heal instantly, but instead create a barrier for (X) seconds with the strength of (X)% of the healing. While this barrier exists, you gain (X)% damage reduction.
Talisman of the Banished Lord (Amulet)
Resistance to all damage types
Max. life
Attack speed
Overwhelming damage
Ranks for core skills
Aspect: After spending (X) of the primary resource, the next core skill is guaranteed to overwhelm. Overwhelming critical hits deal (X)% increased damage.
Flickering Step (Boots)
Attacks reduce the cooldown of escaping by (X) seconds.
Escaping increases movement speed
Movement speed
Damage for ultimate type skills
Resistance to lightning
Less damage from nearby enemies
Aspect: Each enemy you escape through reduces the active cooldown of the ultimate skill by (X) seconds, up to (X) seconds.
Gauntlets of the Pain Weaver (Gloves)
Attack speed
Cooldown reduction
Lucky hit: Chance to stun enemies for 2 seconds at [X]%
Damage for base type skills
Aspect: Dealing damage to enemies with a skill that is not a base skill marks them for (X) seconds. When a base skill hits a marked enemy for the first time, its damage is reflected to all marked enemies and deals (X)% increased damage.
Yen’s Blessing (Boots)
Maximum charges of escaping
All stats
Movement speed
Resistance to all damage types
Resource regeneration
Aspect: When you cast a skill, there is a [X]% chance to cast a skill that is neither a mobility nor an ultimate skill, which is currently on cooldown. This effect can only occur once every 8 seconds.
Crown of Lucion (Head protection)
Max life
Critical hit chance
Resistance to shadow
Cooldown reduction
Aspect: Each time you use a skill with resource costs, you gain [X]%[x] increased damage and the resource costs are increased by X %[+] for 4 seconds, stackable up to 5 times.
Resilient Faith (Gloves)
All stats
Max life
Cooldown reduction
Healing received
Aspect: If you lose at least X% of your maximum life at once, the damage will instead be distributed over the next 2 seconds and reduced by [X]%[x].
Shard of Verathiel (1H Sword)
Damage
All stats
Max resource
Attack speed for base
Ranks for base skills
Aspect: Base skills deal [X]%[x] increased damage but cost an additional 25 primary resource.
Rakanoth’s Watch (Boots)
Movement speed
Non-physical damage
Resistance to all damage types
Cooldown reduction
Aspect: When you cast a skill with cooldown, you explode and deal X fire damage.
Locran’s Talisman (Amulet)
Resistance to all damage types
All stats
Max resource
Critical hit damage
Resistance to all damage types
Aspect: Your skills receive a bonus of [X]%[+] to critical hit chance per primary resource point you have, up to [X]%[+]. Each primary resource point above 100 instead grants X%[x] damage through critical hits.
Blue Thorn (1H Sword)
Cold damage
All stats
Attack speed
Resistance to cold
Lucky hit: Up to a chance of X%, to deal +X cold damage
Aspect: Lucky hit: Core skills have a chance of (X)%, to freeze enemies for (X) seconds and deal (X) cold damage.
Uniques for the Barbarian
100,000 Steps (Boots)
Escaping increases attack speed
Movement speed per bonus from Wandering Arsenal
Damage against stunned enemies
Size of Ground Stomp
Aspect: After receiving the last damage bonus from the central passive skill Wandering Arsenal, you automatically cast Ground Stomp and gain (X) Fury. This effect can only occur once every (X) seconds.
Wrath of the Ancestors (2H Axe)
Damage against vulnerable targets
Strength
Damage against close enemies
Cooldown reduction
Ranks for Steel Grip
Aspect: Steel Grip launches (X) additional chains. Enemies hit by Steel Grip take (X)% increased damage for (X) seconds.
Purple Fields (2H Sword)
Damage against vulnerable targets
Strength
Damage against bleeding enemies
Improved explosion size for Blood Spear
Cooldown reduction for Blood Spear
Aspect: When you use this weapon and deal damage to at least one enemy with Blood Spear, a blood puddle forms that deals X bleeding damage over X seconds. Enemies standing in the puddle suffer X% increased bleeding damage.
Hellhammer (2H Mace)
Damage against burning enemies
Strength
Size of Upheaval
Ranks for Upheaval
Ranks for Roll
Aspect: Upheaval ignites the ground and burns enemies for additional X damage over X seconds, increased by every 100 strength you have.
Eradicator (2H Mace)
Damage against injured enemies
Strength
Damage against vulnerable targets
Physical damage
Ranks for Death Blow
Aspect: Death Blow creates a shockwave that deals (X)% of base damage to enemies. Enemies that die from this effect complete the cooldown for Death Blow.
Ramaladni’s Opus (1H Sword)
Damage
Strength
Max resource
Critical hit damage
Overwhelming damage
Aspect: Skills using this weapon deal (X)% more damage per fury point you have, but you lose (X) fury each second.
Combat Trance (Amulet)
Resistance to all damage types
Critical hit chance
Less damage from nearby enemies
Ranks for Duelist
Ranks for Frenzy
Aspect: Increases maximum stacks of Frenzy by (X). While you have maximum Frenzy, you deal [X] [x]% damage, and other skills gain (X)% more attack speed.
Gohr’s Devastating Grips (Gloves)
Attack speed
Movement speed
Higher critical hit chance against nearby enemies
Ranks on Whirlwind
Aspect: Whirlwind explodes every 2 seconds and when it ends, dealing [X]% of base damage as fire damage to nearby enemies.
Wrath of Harrogath (Chest)
Max. life
Critical hit chance
Damage over time
Less damage from bleeding enemies
Aspect: Lucky hit: Inflicting bleeding on an enemy has a chance of up to [X]%, to reduce the cooldowns of your skills by 1.0 seconds.
Joritz the Mighty’s Cleaver Helmet (Head protection)
Max. life
Damage while in Berserker mode
Attack speed while in Berserker mode
Movement speed while in Berserker mode
Aspect: When you enter Berserker mode while already in Berserker mode, you have a chance of [X]%, to become even angrier, gaining X increased damage, X fury per second, and a cooldown reduction of X%.
Ring of the Gluttonous (Ring)
Resistance to all damage types
Resistance to shadow
Critical hit chance
Damage against vulnerable targets
Ranks on Rip
Ranks on Brawler type skills
Aspect: The duration of Rip is increased by X seconds. If you deal damage to enemies with your brawler skills, they suffer 2 stacks of bleeding from Rip. Only one enemy can be affected every 1 second.
Twin Strikes (Gloves)
Strength
Attack speed
Critical hit chance
Ranks on Double Strike
Aspect: After you have cast Double Strike 4 times, your next Double Strike hits an additional 2 times, with each hit dealing [X]%[x] increased damage.
Arreat’s Stance (Leg protection)
Max life
Damage for ultimate
Resistance to all damage types
Cooldown reduction for Summon Ancients
Aspect: Ancients summoned by you are empowered.
Korlic causes an earthquake that deals [X] physical damage over 4 seconds when he jumps.
Talic leaves dust devils that deal [X] damage while creating a whirlwind.
Mawdac ignites the ground and deals [X] damage from burning to enemies over 4 seconds when he stirs up the ground.
Unbroken Chain (Amulet)
Resistance to all damage types
Movement speed
Damage for ultimate
Cooldown reduction
Ranks on Dungeon Fighter
Aspect: Casting Steel Grip reduces the cooldown of Iron Maelstrom by [X] seconds. Enemies that receive damage from Iron Maelstrom deal [X]%[x] less damage for 6 seconds.
The Third Blade (1H Sword)
Damage against close targets
Strength
Fury per kill
Damage against vulnerable targets
Damage of type Weapon Mastery
Aspect: Your weapon mastery skills are now also core skills that have no cooldown but cost fury and deal [X]% of normal damage. Their fury costs are reduced by 5 for all additional charges the skill would have had.
Ring of the Red Fury (Ring)
Resistance to all damage types
Resistance to fire
Max resource
Attack speed
Critical hit chance
Resistance to fire
Aspect: After consuming 100 Fury within 3 seconds, your next use of Hammer of the Ancients, Upheaval or Death Blow will be guaranteed to land a critical hit within the next 5 seconds and will deal [X]%[x] additional critical hit damage.
Helmet of the Ugly Bastard (Head protection)
X % resistance to all damage types
X % cooldown reduction for Wrath of the Berserkers
Lucky hit chance: up to 40% chance to deal +X fire damage
+Ranks on Fertile Fury
Aspect: Explodes when you activate Wrath of the Berserkers and deals X fire damage to enemies. In Berserker mode, all attacks are converted into fire damage and deal increased fire damage by X %.
Shroud of Mountain Fury (Chest)
Inherent: 100% of the damage from Hammer of the Ancients 5 seconds after an earthquake explodes
+X armor
+X skill ranks for Hammer of the Ancients
+X skill ranks for Defensive Stance
X % chance for earthquakes to deal double damage
Aspect: Hammer of the Ancients additionally forms a seismic line that deals damage and slows affected enemies by X % for 4 seconds. Earthquakes hit by this effect explode for their full damage and are consumed.
Curse of Ahjad-Den (Gloves)
+X ranks for Powerful Throw
+X % critical hit damage
+X Fury per second
+X % cooldown reduction
Aspect: Every 12 seconds, the impulses of your next Powerful Throw explode immediately as fire damage and deal increased damage by X %.
Hooves of the Mountain God (Boots)
Attacks reduce the cooldown of Evade by 2.5 seconds
+X % movement speed
+X % base attack speed
+X Fury per second
+X ranks in “Belligerence”
Aspect: When you reach maximum fury, it is quickly emptied until it is depleted. During this time, all basic skills deal area damage and deal X%[x] more damage.
The Twitch streamer Félix xQc Lengyel (29) engaged in a duel last Friday with the significantly younger influencer IShowSpeed (20). He probably should have skipped it. Because xQc was in a physically disastrous state during the duel.
This was the duel: Two controversial Twitch streamers are embroiled in a more or less friendly dispute:
IShowSpeed (20) is a young YouTube star, the next generation. Although he is extremely popular, he repeatedly attracts attention for inappropriate actions. For instance, he leaked the phone number of a football player from FC Bayern and barked at a young boy.
The two have been poking fun at each other for a long time and wanted to resolve their animosities now ahead of a major charity football match in London. Both are from North America, so they have not grown up with football like we Europeans.
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xQc had to quit the football duel after just a few minutes
This was the duel: In the run-up to the “charity” match, the two played a few minutes of football against each other. It was one-on-one, about 25 meters from the goal. It was about getting past the opponent and hitting the ball into the goal.
IShowSpeed seemed fit and hyped. xQc, on the other hand, was already physically spent after just a few actions, holding his sides and struggling to breathe.
After a few minutes, the 29-year-old xQc called off the duel, sat down on the ground, and looked like a bundle of misery while being mocked by other young influencers: it was a pathetic performance.
Here are some highlights from the one-on-one between the two:
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This was his explanation: After the duel, xQc hid in a caravan and complained in the driver’s compartment. He was feeling physically unwell. He said, “his lungs felt like blood” and he had probably spat blood.
In a conversation with the extremely unsympathetic streamer StableRonaldo, it came out that xQc had not slept for two days before the duel and had only been eating chicken and cola (via youtube).
xQc then laments: “Everything happened way too fast.”
Right after the duel, xQc was physically very worn out and just a bundle of misery:
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This is how it is being commented: Under a video, many people are worried about xQc:
One person says: That is a wake-up call. He needs to start exercising. That’s just crazy.
Another explains: The statement that he slept too little is an excuse for a physically weak condition. He should seek help; otherwise, it would be GG – that is, game over.
A third explains: The feeling of tasting blood comes from the overstressed lung that is not used to such stress.
IShowSpeed converts decisive penalty against xQc
This is how the match went: In the actual football match, xQc was again in goal but did not perform well during the match there either. In the end, both teams drew 9-9. In a penalty shootout, then IShowSpeed’s team won, with IShowSpeed himself converting the decisive penalty against xQc for a 5-4 victory.
Finally, there are new signs of life from Hideo Kojima’s latest game Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. With a full 10-minute long trailer, the PS5 exclusive is already announced for June 2025.
What is Death Stranding 2? Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is the direct sequel to the game Death Stranding 1. In the story, the player once again takes on the role of Sam Porter, who transports life-sustaining goods through a post-apocalyptic world.
The second game in the series will be released on June 26, 2025, as a PS5 exclusive. There will be both a digital and a physical standard edition as well as a deluxe edition. The contents will vary accordingly.
A first glimpse of the new story and initial impressions of the gameplay can be seen in the new 10-minute long trailer for Death Stranding 2:
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Hideo Kojima presents Death Stranding 2 in a 10-minute long trailer
In June, Death Stranding 2 heads to the beaches
What else do we know about Death Stranding 2? Not much is known yet about the exact story of Death Stranding 2. You continue to play as Sam Porter, portrayed by Norman Reedus, traveling through the world. The trailer teases that actress Léa Seydoux will return as Fragile. It also shows Fragile trying to protect a baby named Lou.
Alongside Reedus and Seydoux, Kojima also hired a number of actors in new roles: Elle Fanning (among others, Catherine the Great in The Great; Aurora in Maleficent) as Tomorrow, Shioli Kutsuna (among others, Yukio in Deadpool 2) as Rainy, and Luca Marinelli (among others, Nicky in The Old Guard) as Neil.
The trailer itself features not only gameplay scenes but also a number of cutscenes. In these, the character Neil argues with Lucy, played by Alissa Jung, about their relationship. Gigantic monsters also appear repeatedly. At the end of the trailer, one of the characters sets down one of these beings with a kind of spaceship instead of a head and begins to control it – similar to Pacific Rim or Neon Genesis Evangelion.
We will likely only learn more about Death Stranding 2: On the Beach at the release of the game on PS5. However, those who are now curious about the trailer likely have enough time until June to catch up on the first part. This has particularly impressed MeinMMO editor Marie Friske: Why the loneliest multiplayer game still captivates me after 3 years
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In Fortnite, weapons often rotate to mix up the meta. Leakers have hinted at the return of an old sniper that could shake up the combat.
Which weapon is it about? It is the Reaper sniper, which first appeared in Fortnite with Chapter 5. The reliable leaker Hypex has presented a small list of exotic weapons that might return to the loot pool in the new Chapter 6 update – including this sniper (via x.com).
To the naked eye, it is just an ordinary sniper with decorations, but the rifle is especially a strong option for a certain type of players in combat.
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95% of the players who love them are bush campers
Why is the weapon controversial? The sniper has a special perk that allows you to track players who have taken damage. They are then marked, making it easier for you not to lose sight of them during a chase. In building mode, the weapon poses no threat, but when playing without building, opinions are divided.
Reddit user Parkesy82 had the following to say: “I will say that 95% of the people who love this sniper are bush camping noobs.” The user Repealer shares the opinion of Parkesy82 and even claimed back in Chapter 5 that it was the worst meta ever.
Especially, as boringtired confirms, a sniper is essential in the mid and late game in non-building mode. Otherwise, one has no chance, as many players hide and kill their opponents from a distance with a single shot. Aggressive gameplay is punished by patient campers. If the weapon does indeed come, the meta could be shaken up.
In League of Legends, something unimaginable is happening: After years in exile, the hated champ Teemo could make an appearance in the pro game, and that on an international level. The jungler Martin “Yike” Sundelin (24) seems to be toying with the idea of calling Captain Teemo to duty.
Why is this so unusual? Teemo is a character that is almost never played in pro LoL and has never been played. While he is a decent champ for SoloQ, he is considered useless in team play. He is an ego character, and anyone who picks him in pro play does so more as a meme rather than a serious choice.
There are only a few appearances of Teemo in pro play. He is regarded as an absolute “off-meta” pick. Today’s world-class ADC Viper played Teemo as a bot laner for the exceptional South Korean team Griffin – but that was years ago.
Teemo is considered a frowned-upon character in LoL due to his trollish playstyle, as he relies on poison damage, stealth, and poisoned mushrooms. He has such an annoyingly charming way that he has become a cult character in LoL: Those who play him love Teemo. Everyone else can’t stand the little troll.
In the official Teemo subreddit for LoL, the most important rule is: “No Teemo hate.”
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Patch buffs Teemo, new draft format makes him appealing
Why could he come back now? Two extraordinary circumstances are coming together:
In LoL Patch 2.54, Teemo has been buffed. His damage to monsters with the E increased from 125% to 145%. This makes him a more interesting choice for the jungle than before.
This means that every pro player must expand their champion pool, and it is no longer enough to master just one jungler that they play repeatedly. No, it is necessary to master at least 5, maybe even 7 or 9 champs.
We could see Teemo at the 1st international tournament in 2025
Who is now considering Teemo? Today, on March 10, the event “First Stand” begins, where 5 teams will meet. Each region sends its strongest team. From Asia, Hanwha Life, Top Esports, and CTBC Flying Oyster are participating. The USA is sending Team Liquid into the race.
For Europe, the LEC champion Karmine Corp is competing. Rumor has it that Karmine Corp’s jungler, Yikes, might surprise the Asians with an innovative Teemo pick.
Yike hinted in a conversation with DotEsports that some people might be preparing their Teemo “in secret.” That also applies to him. He certainly hopes so. According to Yike, Teemo is “surprisingly strong in the jungle,” and with the latest buffs, he could be a real alternative.
Karmine Corp loses 1st match
In the 1st match, which concluded just a few minutes ago, Karmine Corp lost to Team Liquid. Yike played Vi, Sejuani, and Xinzhao in the jungle. He might have done better to go with Teemo.
The shooter Counter-Strike 2 is the biggest game on Steam overall. With high prize pools and an established professional scene, it is almost impossible for many young talents to penetrate the eSports scene. The game is essentially solidly in the hands of Europeans and Russians. But 5 young Mongolians have now succeeded in breaking into the professional scene and winning a major tournament in Berlin: Their team “MongolZ” is regarded as the strongest team in Asia, with the Mongolian government officially supporting them.
These are the players: The 5 players from MongolZ have been playing together since 2023 and all come from Mongolia:
The youngest player, rifler Ayush Batbold, is just 17 years old but has already earned $244,000 with Counter-Strike.
The oldest of the five is 23-year-old Garidmagnai Byambasuren, he is the in-game leader of the team and has made $280,000 with Counter-Strike.
In total, the team has earned $1.34 million. Their highest prize money came in November 2024 when they won the “Thunderpick World Championship 2024” in Berlin, along with a $500,000 prize.
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Minister appoints 5 players as nationally recognized athletes
This is now the special part: The Mongolian Minister of Culture, Sports, Tourism, and Youth, Nomin Chinbat, has stated that the five players are to be recognized as “nationally recognized athletes.”
As Dexerto reports, the team now has financial support from the government and can travel to international tournaments more easily than before.
The Mongolian Minister posted about the meeting with the young shooter players on X when they received the special honor.
Team is so good that Mongolia now wants to further promote eSports
This is how players are changing their country’s politics: It is said that the new preferential treatment of the professionals in Counter-Strike 2 is now part of an initiative to professionally promote and recognize eSports in Mongolia, enabling more talents from the country to participate in international competitions.
In short: The 5 guys are so good at Counter-Strike 2 that they have changed their country’s politics regarding the promotion of eSports.
eSports holds a similarly high status in South Korea, where exceptional players in LoL like Faker are even valued so highly that they are exempted from the otherwise compulsory military service. Such privileges are normally only enjoyed by recognized music stars or Olympians.
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In Diablo 4, you have a chance to obtain powerful uniques and mythic uniques when you defeat the hardest opponents in the game. However, with Season 8, Blizzard is changing how you summon the bosses and how you use boss materials.
In the recent “Campfire Chat” livestream, Blizzard announced the changes to the summoning system for the endgame bosses in Season 8 on March 7, 2025:
The endgame bosses will become “lair bosses” – they are meant to be tougher and survive longer. Especially at torment level 4, you should no longer be able to one-shot them. There will be 3 new bosses in the game.
You will no longer need materials to summon the bosses. However, you can open chests for more loot after the boss fight using the materials.
The Stygian stones are making a comeback, but with a different function: All bosses can drop them, and you can convert them into boss materials.
You will see on the map where to find the bosses and which materials you need to open the chests.
The changes are related to Blizzard’s two reasons: On one hand, it has been “unfair” in group play that only the one who summons the boss at the altar had to bear the material costs, while others could simply grab their loot and leave. On the other hand, it should feel less frustrating when you don’t sacrifice your materials in vain because you end up not defeating the boss.
3 new bosses at torment levels
This is what’s up with the lair bosses: The endgame or “ladder” bosses will become “lair bosses” divided into three categories:
Challengers: Beast in Ice, Grigoire, Lord Zir, Varshan, and Urivar
Greater: Andariel, Duriel, and the Herald of Hatred
Exalted: Belial
The three new bosses in Season 8: Urivar, the Herald of Hatred, Belial
The two new bosses, Urivar and the Herald of Hatred, are accessible to players who own a Vessel of Hatred edition. Belial, on the other hand, is the new “pinnacle boss” and stands alongside Lilith – one of the hardest opponents in the game. To even face a lair boss, you must be at a torment level.
When do the changes go live? The changes will take effect with Season 8, which will start late on April 29, 2025. If you don’t want to wait that long, you can already test the new bosses and the revised summoning system on the PTR. The test server will run from March 11 to 18, and the preload is expected to start today.
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Boss materials for more loot after the boss fight
What happens to the boss materials? Thus, you will no longer need summoning materials to summon a boss at its altar. Instead, you can use them for additional loot. After each boss fight, a chest will appear that you can open with these materials. Each player must spend their own materials – even in groups.
This is what boss loot looks like: The first unique item you get from the boss is guaranteed to be one from its specific loot pool. This means: You will definitely receive a unique that is exclusive to this particular boss. After that, there is a 50% chance that additional uniques will come from the general pool. If you play in a group, there is a 33% chance for each additional member to receive another unique from the boss pool. At torment level 4, 5 uniques will drop instead of 6 in the future.
Where can I find the bosses? It is still unclear whether the positions of the known bosses will change with Season 8. However, in the dungeon descriptions, you will soon see directly which boss awaits you there. It will also indicate which “lair boss key” you need to open the chest after the fight. Once you have discovered the dungeon, you can teleport directly there.
What are “lair boss keys”? The “lair boss keys” are basically the previous summoning materials – for example, “Malicious Hearts” for Varshan. You no longer need them to summon bosses but only to open the chest for more loot after the fight. If you don’t defeat the boss, your character dies, and/or you want to try the fight later, you will not waste a key.
After fighting Belial, you can choose your loot.The description shows you the boss and key.An overview of the keys for the bosses.
The new shooter Fragpunk initially struggled to gain traction on Steam. The success of the free game only materialized two days after its release. Now it is among the top 15 most popular games.
What game are we talking about? The new free shooter Fragpunk combines the carefree gunplay of previous “Call of Duty” titles with tactical elements from Valorant and adds its own twist of randomness to the mix.
While the shooter managed to attract just under 50,000 players at launch on Friday (via SteamDB), it fought its way into the top 15 most popular games on Steam over the course of the weekend, surpassing the 110,000 player mark.
Here you can watch the trailer:
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The new free shooter Fragpunk presents comic action in the trailer
What kind of shooter is this? Fragpunk is a tactical multiplayer shooter where you play in teams of 5 against 5, attacking and defending familiar bomb spots. However, Fragpunk introduces various random mechanics each round through its so-called “Shard Cards,” which players can choose from.
For example, in one round the ground can be frozen, allowing players to slide across it. In another round, the heads of opponents can be enlarged to simplify headshots, or the team can hire two support bots that fight alongside them for one round. The better you perform in the game, the more points you earn to choose shard cards.
Each character, called “Lancer” in the game, has unique abilities that they must use tactically to gain advantages as attackers or defenders. Similar to Valorant, gunplay is still at the forefront despite the abilities.
In terms of gunplay, the shooter seems to have drawn inspiration from Call of Duty, as aiming can be done with almost every weapon and the time-to-kill is rather low with many weapons.
Where does Fragpunk fit in? Fragpunk aims to entertain both competitive players and casuals. The shard cards ensure that no round is like the one before it, and the short matches consisting of a maximum of 7 rounds in beginner mode appeal to casual gamers due to their brevity.
For professionals, there is a ranking system with the typical ranks from beginner to master, and in the e-sports arena, custom games, AI highlights, and training modes for line-ups will be available right at launch. For our shooter expert Dariusz Müller, Fragpunk is one of the top 10 shooters of this year: 10 new shooters that are particularly interesting this year – Mark these releases on your calendar
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The next Spotlight Hour is coming up in Pokémon GO. As usual, you can expect a Pokémon and a bonus here.
What kind of event is this? The Spotlight Hour is a small recurring event. It takes place every Tuesday and lasts exactly 60 minutes. During this time, at least one Pokémon is in focus and appears in very high numbers in the game.
Additionally, there is a bonus that is also active during the 60 minutes.
On March 11, 2025, Roselia will be waiting for you. The Grass-Poison Pokémon comes from the 3rd generation. It has a pre-evolution in Budew and can also evolve into Roserade.
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Spotlight Hour on March 11 – Start and Bonuses
When does the Spotlight Hour start? The Spotlight Hour starts, as you are used to, at 6:00 PM. It ends again at 7:00 PM.
What bonus is active? During the event, there is a bonus for evolving Pokémon. For each Pokémon you evolve, you receive double the amount of experience points. The bonus applies to all evolutions you perform.
Can you catch Shiny Roselia? Yes, with a bit of luck, you might also encounter the Shiny variant of Roselia.
Is the Spotlight Hour worth it? Roserade, the evolution of Roselia, can be played as both a Grass and a Poison attacker. In both variants, you will find the monster on the list of best attackers in Pokémon GO.
In the Battle League, however, you should not rely on Roserade. Unfortunately, it is not a serious contender there.
If you currently have some Pokémon that you want to evolve, you can use the event to gain some extra experience points. If you use Lucky Eggs, you will receive a total of four times the experience points.
As usual, March not only offers the Spotlight Hours in the game. There are many other events and content that await you in the coming weeks. If you want to know what they are, take a look at our overview of all events in March 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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The new MMORPG Erenshor has announced its release date on Steam: Early Access starts on April 14, 2025. The special thing about this online role-playing game: It is an MMORPG for one person. Only the player is a real human, all other avatars in the world are computer-simulated NPCs that are supposed to behave like humans.
This is the idea of the game: Erenshor is the project of Brian “Burgee”, who has been working almost every night on his MMORPG simulation for 4 years, inspired by classic online role-playing games like EverQuest.
A world of the game is populated only by one player. All other characters in the world are “SimPlayers”, computer-controlled or simulated players who are supposed to level up, loot, and interact with each other.
The player is supposed to feel like part of an MMORPG that, at the same time, caters to their wishes and times. This is because the disadvantage of MMORPGs in today’s ultra-individualized times is that gaming on a schedule and social rules, as traditionally required by MMORPGs, is no longer contemporary for many.
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Erenshor – The game world in the trailer
MMORPG for one player aims to offer 4 playable classes at release
This is how the MMORPG is supposed to launch: On April 14, 2025, the MMORPG is set to enter Early Access on Steam. At launch, it promises (via gamerant):
4 playable classes
35+ zones
over 1,000 items to find
Anyone wanting to get a glimpse of Erenshor, the MMORPG for one person, can download a free demo on Steam .
Demo is highly praised on Steam – but will there be a harsh awakening at release?
What’s behind it. The solo developer has been actively promoting his project in MMORPG forums for years, pouring in full passion. This is apparent. The demo has received almost only praise and positive reviews with 247 reviews – 98% of the reviews give a thumbs up.
Even though one might scoff at such one-man projects, there seems to be considerable potential behind the idea. Let’s see how Erenshor is received when it leaves the cozy demo phase for hardcore fans into the open and rough world of Steam.
An open question is certainly how well Erenshor manages to simulate real players. This sounds extremely ambitious for a one-man project.
Monster Hunter Wilds has been available to everyone for just over a week. Now, some players are showing that they have managed to reach the maximum hunter rank in record time. This has led to speculation in the community about how this is possible.
What have the players actually achieved? On X, more and more Japanese players are proudly showing their hunter profile. Seen on it is the maximum hunter rank of 999, as well as often the playtime and the number of different monsters or all missions:
User @xtk_q_ shares his achievement of JR 999 in about 134 hours and 1776 quests via x.com.
User @AfxiqMHW proudly posts a similar playtime of around 135 hours with 1992 missions via x.com.
@SoR4Ko does not share his playtime via x.com, but shares a total of 1836 quests to reach his goal.
Many other Japanese players on X claim to have achieved similar things. Their accomplishments are leading to an extensive debate in the community. After all, the game has only been out for just over a week – 7 days correspond to about 168 hours, and the shared posts are from March 7, 2025.
Fans are questioning how they could have accomplished this in such a short time, while other ambitious grinders with around 100+ hours of playtime find themselves far below this rank (via Reddit). They have some thoughts and ideas on this.
What theories do the fans have? Many fans doubt that it is possible to achieve hunter rank 999 in such a time. On Reddit, they are therefore presenting various considerations and discussions about whether and how this can be possible without cheats or mods being used.
They have some specific theories:
The account was used simultaneously by several people.
They could exploit quests with high XP output by spamming monster hunts with two hardened opponents with a hunting time of 1 to 2 minutes.
They could have joined many hunts just before the objective was completed.
They could have worked as a group to maximize the XP output and share suitable hunts.
The community mainly suspects group work to maximize experience as quickly and efficiently as possible while investing little time. However, many also suspect the use of cheats and mods, such as those that allow the hunter rank to rise faster. Some comments under the respective players’ posts on X at least partially confirm this assumption (via x.com).
The most likely theory aligns with the assumption that efficient groups were working. Among Japanese players, there are optimized groups that specialize in heavy bowguns and can complete optional high-rank quests in under 2 minutes, as seen on YouTube.
Even with this tactic, reaching the maximum hunter rank in such a short time is really ambitious. It is also not entirely clear whether the respective players had access to the game before the release. So far, none of the Japanese players have commented on how they managed to achieve this so quickly.
How they actually achieved this accomplishment remains a mystery for now. If you want to try to achieve it with the current community theories, you should find a good group with ambitious fellow hunters.
Jon Bellamy is the new CEO at Jagex. He succeeds Phil Mansell as head of the studio after 14 years. To mark his start, the new head of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape makes a big promise that many players will likely appreciate.
What does the new CEO of Jagex promise? MeinMMO had already reported that Old School RuneScape is set to receive a graphics update under the new leadership of CEO Jon “Mod North” Bellamy in a few months. However, various other topics came up during a Q&A session on YouTube.
Particularly exciting were Bellamy’s statements regarding microtransactions. In this regard, the new CEO stated:
In Old School RuneScape, there will never be microtransactions, and RuneScape 3 needs to rely less aggressively on monetization to ensure sustainability for the next 25 years. This is as clear to me as it can be. I have seen firsthand how these hyper-monetized games look on mobile; that is not what our games are, and it is not what they need. It is completely incompatible.
Here you can watch the Steam trailer for Old School RuneScape:
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Old School RuneScape – Trailer for the Steam Release
The right words for the start
Why are microtransactions currently a topic? Before Jon Bellamy joined Jagex, he worked for companies like HugeGames, which focus heavily on monetization, especially in mobile games.
Moreover, it was not long ago that the developers of RuneScape landed in hot water with a survey that included topics like the introduction of in-game advertising for subscribers, exclusive access for paying players to advanced account protection options, exclusive support, or a subscription with limited access.
Though the management quickly clarified due to the subsequent backlash that these were merely theoretical ideas that would not be implemented, the team lost quite a bit of trust. There was a flood of negative reviews on Steam, which also affected our list of the 10 MMORPGs on Steam with the best ratings.
In the Q&A session, Jon Bellamy referred to the survey as a “misstep.” Under his leadership, they now want to gradually break the game’s design, which has revolved around microtransactions for 20 years, to remove them step by step from the game.
