Monster Hunter Wilds is just around the corner, and that’s why we wanted to know from you how you will play the game at release. Are you someone who likes to use guides, or would you prefer to go hunting completely clueless?
While some want to be surprised and figure everything out for themselves, there are other fans who prefer to rely on tips, tricks, and guides to be well-prepared before diving into battle.
Depending on how you want to proceed, player preferences differ. For this reason, we want to know from you how you would like to play Monster Hunter Wilds at release. In the survey, you have the choice of four answers. You only have one vote, so choose wisely.
What do other fans say about the topic?
On Reddit, fans have asked themselves the same question about how they would like to jump into Monster Hunter Wilds. The opinions couldn’t be more different. Here are some of the responses:
“Of course, I can be a meta slave all I want, but I can only be a new player once.” – SolaSenpai
“To be honest, I don’t care about the story mode (10-20 hours?) of the 1000 hours I will spend with the game, so spoilers don’t bother me.” – Son_of_Calcryx
“I’ve watched all the trailers and reveals, but I won’t look at guides or builds, once the game comes out, I won’t see much of it anymore.” – Aggressive_Ferret_20
“For the story and the start of the endgame, I don’t feel the need to look for a guide; I’ll just keep going and crafting things I find cool or useful. I will only look for builds when I feel like optimizing something, and that will probably take a while.” – Anmatiel
“I think it’s actually smart to have a YT video or 2 opened that shows how to use the weapons, as there are more mechanics and combos that aren’t taught in the game. That’s not the same as watching a lore video” – Paul-Ramon
Clearly, every player defines their own limit regarding which spoilers and information from second or third parties are acceptable and which are not. Feel free to exchange ideas with other readers about your limits and explain how far you will inform yourself about the game. More about Monster Hunter Wilds can be found here: Players believe that Monster Hunter Wilds is too easy – but they themselves are the problem
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The former Twitch streamer Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm was permanently banned on the streaming platform a few years ago. Now he is demanding his unban, but even his fellow streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel cannot take him seriously.
Why was DrDisrespect banned? In 2020, one of the most successful Twitch streamers DrDisrespect was permanently banned on the streaming platform. Only after four years did the actual reason come to light: DrDisrespect allegedly exchanged inappropriate messages with a minor.
For a long time, this was the current state regarding DrDisrespect’s ban:
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DrDisrespect was a celebrity on Twitch – His ban remains a big mystery to this day
“There is no way he really believes that”
What does DrDisrespect want? On X, DrDisrespect writes under his clear account as Guy Beahm that although things with Twitch have been clarified, the platform should “correct its mistake” and unban him.
In his opinion, he should not have been banned at all, and the only reason he was banned was a “low-level employee” who “overlooked the entire ban system.”
Twitch could have easily confirmed with a quick phone call that the alleged messages between him and the minor were merely “mutual jokes” and “banter” and were never intended to be serious.
How does xQc react to this? The Kick streamer xQc shared his thoughts on the tweet during his livestream (via YouTube). His first thought: “He is just trolling. There is no way he really believes that.”
xQc further explains that he feels many people make a mistake but would not acknowledge or admit it because it wasn’t legally punished. The mistake itself is significant enough that in the end, it doesn’t matter whether one was also convicted for it.
Something similar seems to be what DrDisrespect is doing. Initially, he admitted his mistake on X but then emphasized that legally nothing happened and has been trying to rely on this fact ever since. Meanwhile, DrDisrespect’s career is stabilizing: He has been monetized again on YouTube.
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In Palworld you need bones for medicine and other items. We explain to you how to get them best.
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What are bones needed for? You need bones in Palworld for crafting various items. This includes, for example, medicine for your Pals, cement for building bases, or the Mega Glider. Therefore, you should ensure to have a decent stock of bones.
To obtain bones, you basically have two different approaches. The first option to get bones is by defeating or catching Pals. The second option is to buy them from wandering merchants.
Here you can find the trailer for Palworld.
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Palworld showcases the small monsters in massive action in the early access trailer
Farming bones through Pals
Which Pals can I get bones from? If you defeat or catch one of the following Pals, you can score bones:
A good place where you can already farm bones at a low level is located in the vicinity of the small settlement, where you can also find a merchant. Both north and south of the settlement, you will find Rushoar and Vixy, both of whom have bones for you as soon as you catch or defeat them.
Farming bones from level 15
If you are already at level 15 or higher, there is another good spot for you to obtain bones. For this, travel at night to the waypoint entrance to the gorge and follow the paths west from here. There you will encounter the Pals Cawgnito and Loupmoon, which are also well suited for farming bones.
This is what bones look like in Palworld
Buying bones
If you want to buy bones instead, you need to find a wandering merchant. However, these can be difficult to spot. You can definitely find one in the small settlement. Here, you can spend your gold on bones instead of farming them.
What do you think about Palworld? Are you already caught up in the fever and playing diligently? Have you encountered any difficulties in obtaining bones, or are you swimming in them? Feel free to share your opinion with us in the comments. Also, be sure to check out our guides for Palworld to not miss out on any good tips for Palworld.
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With our solo guide for the Cayo Perico Heist in GTA Online, you can rock the finale and secure valuable loot. The approach is even easy on “Hard” and suitable for beginners. We also give you tips for the heist.
In this guide, we show you a method to rob the main target, steal a few additional valuables, and run the finale in 7 minutes. This nets you about 1.4 million GTA dollars and is one of the easiest tasks for solo players. This way, you can easily earn a lot of money solo.
Keep in mind that there are many ways to rob El Rubio. Here we show you one that works very well for us and that we have successfully completed more than 100 times. It works without triggering an alarm.
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Update from January 27, 2026: We have reviewed the post and made some structural adjustments.
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Everything you need to know about GTA Online – in 2 minutes
Preparations – What missions are needed?
Before you can start the heist, you need to go to the planning screen in your Kosatka and make various preparations. The planning on the screen is divided into “Information”, “Equipment”, and “Finale”.
Information: If you’re playing the heist for the first time, it’s recommended to get to know the island completely and find all the different infiltration points. However, for our guide, only the sewer is important as an infiltration point.
We have also scoped out the escape points, but only one is important in the guide. We take the main dock. We also know all the access points to the estate – but in the guide, we rely on the sewers here as well. There is a trick for scouting Cayo Perico. Keep in mind that you only need to scout the different points once and then use them again in future heists.
You can scout anything interesting as you like. However, it’s not important for this approach.
For the equipment, you have to focus on certain contents – for this you will complete individual supply missions that are self-explanatory.
Equipment: Suitable approach vehicles include the Kosatka and the Longfin. The Longfin is better suited if you want to take secondary loot like cash or cocaine at the docks or the runway. We describe the approach with the Kosatka in our guide, so we recommend that you take it as well. Ultimately, it’s a matter of personal preference.
You definitely need the cutting torch as equipment to cut through the grate of the sewage tunnel and small locks in El Rubio’s vault. The fingerprint scanner is necessary to get into the basement (and out again) quickly. You will also need the plasma cutter to steal the main target. The cutting charge is optional and not required.
For the arsenal, we choose Aggressor. However, this also depends on your taste. Usually, you will take down two to four guards. It’s important that you can draw your weapons quickly and that they work with suppressors.
Tip:You don’t need to buy the suppressors. If you choose the nighttime approach, you will receive them automatically and save 5,000 GTA dollars.
Sabotage missions are not needed for this approach at all.
Finale of Cayo Perico – Make your choices and start
After preparations, you can start the job alone from the planning screen. Buying armor for $500 is not necessary, but it can be taken if you feel uncertain.
Choices:
Approach vehicle: Kosatka
Infiltration point: Sewage tunnel
Access to the estate: Sewage tunnel
Escape point: Main dock
Time of day: Night
Weapon arsenal: Aggressor (purchase of suppressors not necessary)
Hire support crew? No
Now you can start the job.
Start the heist – Easy route for a quick finale
This is what to do next: After starting the heist, your loyal Pavel will bring you to the vicinity of the sewage tunnel with the submarine. You need to swim straight for about 30 seconds and then you will arrive at the marked yellow grate. Go directly to the grate and select the option to cut it open with the cutting torch. Cut all the green marked bars and you will be in the tunnel.
Swim through the tunnel to the end and then surface. Confirm the prompt to enter El Rubio’s estate. For the optimal route, you mustn’t lose any time now.
The route to the loot: After you surface from the tunnel, a short cutscene will play. Immediately turn around, walk up the stairs, and go across the area as shown in the graphic. If you don’t dawdle, you can sprint completely to the next point without being disturbed by guards.
Before the big stairs, stop for a moment and wait until the guard goes to the right (first red X on the route graphic). Then run up the stairs and left around the building. Once at the back, sneak up and shoot the guard standing there (second red X on the route graphic). With a bit of luck, the guard will drop a gate key that will be important later.
By following this route, you can simply sprint the first few meters until you reach the first X. Then wait briefly, go left around the building, take down a guard, and then head up the stairs.
After the kill, continue up the stairs. You will encounter a guard coming down the stairs. Take him out silently on the top step with a blow to the face with your weapon (third red X on the route graphic). There’s also a chance that the guard drops a gate key. Make sure to pick it up.
Shoot or beat? It’s best to take out the guard on the stairs with a melee attack (can be performed while aiming with a weapon and standing in melee) – this way the kill is quiet and safe and does not trigger an alarm.
Now you have silently arrived in El Rubio’s office and have already passed the most stressful part of the heist finale. In the office, you will find a keycard on his desk, which is not of interest to solo players. Next to the desk is a wall with many pictures – that’s his hidden safe. Open it and grab the cash (and a pistol) from it.
Now look around the office. Up to two paintings can hang on the walls that you can steal. Grab them if available.
Office looted? Good. Now comes one of the easiest exercises: The fingerprint scanner. You will find it next to the elevator that leads to the basement.
Simple trick for the fingerprint scanner at Cayo Perico
The scanner may seem confusing at first glance, but it’s solved with a trick in under a minute.
This is how you easily solve the fingerprint scan.
First, look for the upper end of the fingerprint in the top row – it’s very easy to identify in every pattern. We call it “0”
In the second row, again find the same upper part 0, and then press once to the right. So 0 + 1 (once to the right)
In the third row, again find the upper part 0, and press twice to the right. So 0 + 2
In the fourth row, again look for 0 and then press three times to the right, 0 + 3
In the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth rows, as in the examples above, add one more press to the right each time
Once you memorize the system, you can solve the codes in just a few seconds
Steal the main target
Once you arrive in the basement with the elevator, proceed straight ahead and cut the chains locking the door with the cutting torch.
Now use the plasma cutter to free the main target from the display case. Be careful not to overheat it, or it will cost you more time.
Escape from Cayo Perico in the heist – The easiest escape
You now have two escape options:
Through the gates in the basement after another fingerprint scanner (but only two tests)
Back through the office
Option 1: The escape through the basement is only advisable if you have picked up a gate key from one of the two guards you took out on the way to the office (or you found the key in Los Santos). Go to the fingerprint sensor in the basement, solve the two puzzles using the method mentioned above, and turn right after the scanner. Open the gate.
Now climb to the right along the wall and then directly left over the small staircase. Now slowly approach the exit gate and either shoot the patrol there or wait briefly in the garden until they leave. Then approach the gate and confirm that you want to get out.
Exit the basement through this door and climb right at the archway, then go left up the stairs.
Option 2: If you do not have a gate key, ride the elevator back up to El Rubio’s office. Go out through the entrance door and run down the stairs that you previously came up. At the corner where you shot the stationary guard (below), turn right. Wait for the patrol that marches to the left in front of the building. Shoot them or wait until they are standing in the hallway.
Then jump straight over the railing, then go left into the garden and you can already see the exit gate. Now slowly approach the exit gate and either shoot the patrol there or wait briefly in the garden until they leave. Then approach the gate and confirm that you want to get out.
Here you can shoot the patrol.
The last meters in the finale: Since we could solve everything in stealth, we expect hardly any resistance in the final meters. Run straight ahead from the gate and take down the guard waiting by the motorcycle. Grab the motorcycle and ride close to the wall along El Rubio’s area or follow the path and take down the guard at the helicopter as well.
Now jump with the motorcycle, as marked in the screenshot, from the island into the water. From now on, the helicopter will follow you, but it does not pose a threat if you dive.
Just keep swimming south and ignore the yellow mark at the main docks. After about half a minute of swimming, you will have escaped and the cutscene will start in which you are handed the money.
Depending on what the main target was and how many paintings and cash you could steal from the office, you should receive between 630,000 and 2 million GTA dollars from the heist.
If you spend more time and go to the docks or runway after robbing the main target to steal valuable goods like cocaine, you can further maximize your haul. However, this takes more time and is riskier.
With this guide, we want to show you how to easily and almost risk-free steal your main target and a few paintings from El Rubio.
Even as a beginner, this is not a problem. Since the heist is so quick, you can complete it multiple times a day.
Tip: After the heist, it takes about 8 to 10 minutes for Pavel to call you and explain that you can start preparing for the new heist. Implement this quickly and visit Pavel in the Kosatka in a timely manner to start a new heist on the planning screen.
This will automatically set the difficulty to “Hard,” and you will get more loot. The hard mode should not pose any significant difficulty for you, so you should definitely take advantage of it with its loot bonus. However, you only have one game day in GTA Online to start the heist, otherwise you will start the next Cayo Perico heist on “normal”.
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AI programs like ChatGPT can simplify many work steps and research projects and help with projects. However, in university or school, one should be careful not to cheat. This is what a student is accused of, who is now striking back – with ChatGPT.
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What is the student accused of? Haishan Yang was a student at the University of Minnesota in the USA. For an exam in his doctoral studies, he was supposed to write 3 essays within 8 hours. After that, he could have started working on his dissertation.
According to techspot.com, all examiners expressed skepticism about the work of the 33-year-old, who wrote the exam from abroad. They accused him of having used ChatGPT. For this, he was expelled from the university in 2024. However, Yang sued the university for over 1.2 million euros.
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Yang defends against the accusations using ChatGPT
What did the examiners say about the use of AI? The examiners had the feeling that Yang did not write the essays alone, for several reasons:
There were irrelevant answers that were not discussed in class
Acronyms were used that are not commonly used in the field, which were frequently found in the answers ChatGPT provided
They presented the questions to ChatGPT and found similarities in format, language, structure, and content
According to the professors, Yang had also attracted attention in the past with such cases. For this, he received a warning.
How is Yang responding to this? Yang denies the accusations and states that the AI tool probably used the same sources as he did. He also said in a statement (via mprnews.org) that the methods to expose AI are unreliable – especially against individuals whose first language is not English. Accordingly, he filed a complaint, which the university rejected.
Following this, Yang filed a lawsuit against the university and his professor. In a federal lawsuit, he seeks damages amounting to $575,000 (approximately €548,000) and in the defamation lawsuit $760,000 (approximately €724,000).
According to techspot.com, Yang used ChatGPT’s help to file the lawsuits.
In a new role-playing game, it is not a hindrance if one of your characters dies in battle – quite the opposite. This has been received “extremely positively” by players in the demo on Steam.
What game is this about? The game in question is The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-. This JRPG will be released on April 23, 2025, for PC on Steam and for the Nintendo Switch. The game is being developed by Too Kyo Games, which was founded in 2017 by former Danganronpa developers, including the creator of the series, Kazutaka Kodaka.
A free demo of The Hundred Line -Last Defense- is currently available on Steam. It is already well-received – out of the current 703 reviews, 96% are positive.
You can watch a trailer for the game here:
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The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-: Trailer for the new JRPG by the creators of Danganronpa
100 days besieged by monsters – and that in a school
What is the game about? Takumi Sumino is actually a quite normal teenager and does not lead the most exciting life. However, this changes abruptly when his city is attacked by grotesque monsters. In the midst of this attack, a strange creature appears and offers him the power to protect his loved ones – but it comes at a price.
Afterwards, Takumi wakes up in the Academy of Last Defense: A school in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by mysterious flames. He is to protect it along with 14 other students – for a full 100 days.
The battles against the school invaders are turn-based. You move your characters, of which you only bring a handful to each fight, around like on a chessboard. If one of your characters dies in battle, it’s not that tragic – they will simply be revived later.
Here, dying is not just an option; you are even encouraged to do so: If a character’s last moments have come, they use their last reserves of blood for an ultimate attack and grant you bonuses for the remaining duration of the battle.
Sacrificed units return at the start of a new wave from the dead and even improve your score. So it’s not always the smartest decision to protect your characters – sometimes you gain more by throwing them headfirst into destruction.
Mark Zuckerberg announced earlier this year that he wants to lay off employees from Meta. He cites the reason that these employees are not delivering the performance that was expected. However, former employees have also spoken out, saying the layoffs have a different reason.
How many employees does Mark Zuckerberg want to lay off? In January, Mark Zuckerberg announced in a memo to employees (via Bloomberg) that he wants to lay off nearly 5% of Meta’s workforce. That would be about 3600 employees.
According to Bloomberg, Zuckerberg aims to specifically target employees who do not meet Meta’s work expectations and perform worse than desired. However, former employees have also commented, saying it’s not due to a lack of performance.
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People need to know that we are not underperformers
What do employees say about the layoffs?Business Insider spoke with several employees about the memo and the planned layoffs. The sources wanted to remain anonymous, so the statements cannot be confirmed. The interviewed employees paint a different picture of the situation.
One of the respondents was said to be shocked. According to Business Insider, he even showed documents indicating that he had met or exceeded expectations in recent years. Another employee was away due to parental leave and was likely laid off, despite previously being praised for his performance.
One employee said regarding the layoffs according to Business Insider: The hardest part is that Meta publicly states it is laying off underperforming employees, so it feels like we have a scarlet letter on our backs […] People need to know that we are not underperformers.
Generally, the accounts suggest that the anonymous employees consistently received positive feedback before they were suddenly laid off.
On teamblind.com, a site where people can rate their employer, a supposed employee from Meta spoke out. He said that countless employees were reportedly laid off who were on parental leave or taking medical leave, even though they had good performance: Apparently, it was more about money than performance. Be cautious if you join this company.
All the reports from employees are anonymous, so the allegations cannot be substantiated. Nevertheless, there is a large number of employees making such claims. Tech billionaires are constantly under criticism, also for their behavior toward employees and spreading misinformation. The latter was also criticized by a Nobel laureate: Nobel laureate warns about Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg: “They lack moral values”
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The shooter pro TenZ creates an illusion with his fast aim. To dissolve it, you must pause the video.
Who is it about? Tyson “TenZ” Ngo is a former CS:GO and Valorant pro. He was able to win the Valorant Masters twice – in 2024 in Madrid and in 2021 in Reykjavik.
In September 2024, TenZ ended his career as an eSports athlete to work as a content creator for the Sentinels.
On Twitch, he has over 4.2 million followers and streams regularly to about 8,000 viewers (via sullygnome). His videos on YouTube regularly reach over 150,000 views.
TenZ is primarily known for his incredibly good aim and strong reaction time, impressing with precise headshots.
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He shoots so fast that an illusion arises
Why do I doubt my eyesight? TenZ has occasionally played the aim trainer Aimlabs in the past. This kind of “game” is meant to help players aim better with the mouse. There are various exercises in which different targets, such as balls, are shot at. Depending on the exercise, precision, speed, or tracking is to be improved.
A 4-year-old clip of TenZ playing Aimlabs has gathered over the years 1.8 million views. I recently rewatched this clip and noticed that he destroys the targets so quickly that he creates a kind of optical illusion.
What kind of optical illusion is this? To explain this optical illusion, I need to do a little test with you. Check out the clip in the YouTube video and tell me:
How many balls are shown on the screen at the same time?
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The correct answer is 3. If you saw 4-6 balls, that was probably some kind of optical illusion.
In the clip, TenZ plays the exercise “Gridshot Ultimate,” where a maximum of 3 balls are shown at the same time. Once a ball is shot, a new one appears in a different spot. If you pause the video or let it run at a low playback speed, you can also see that there are always only 3 balls.
I asked 5 different people in advance of the article how many balls they see – all with different hardware, gaming preferences, and varying ages. Each of them admitted to often seeing 4 balls or more. Also, in the comments below the video, several users noted that they sometimes see 5 balls, even though they know that in the exercise there are a maximum of 3.
On Steam, you can currently try out numerous games for free. One of them is an action game that reminds you of the old GTAs and sends you into an open world, as it might have been staged by film director Michael Bay.
Which game are we talking about? The game is called Deliver at all Costs, and the name says it all: You play as a courier with a mysterious past and, let’s say, unconventional methods. The action game is being developed by Studio Far Out Games for the following platforms:
PC (Steam, Epic Games Store)
PS5
Xbox Series X|S
When we say that Deliver at all Costs reminds us of “the old GTAs,” we mean the very old parts – so GTA 1 and 2 from 1997 and 1999. Just like back then, you don’t play from a third-person perspective, but from an isometric viewpoint – that is, “slanting from above.” However, you won’t miss out on 3D graphics.
The developers have not yet announced a release date. However, as part of the Steam Next Fest, there is already a free demo for Deliver at all Costs.
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Deliver At All Costs: The first trailer for the action game on Steam
Delivery Boy with the Destruction Fury of a Michael Bay Movie
The biggest feature of the game is the insane level of destruction: Almost everything in the game world can be turned to rubble by your delivery truck. The destruction follows a complex physics engine. The developers share more about this in a video on YouTube.
With all the destruction and madness on screen, one might almost think that Michael Bay helped develop the game. The director is known for his Transformers films, among many other things – and for making a lot of things explode in his movies.
The game world is an (almost) open world. It consists of several large areas connected by tunnels. The tunnels serve as a replacement for disruptive loading screens.
On behalf of Wizards of the Coast, who are making a fortune with Baldur’s Gate 3 and Dungeons & Dragons, a new AAA game was supposed to be created in Austin, Texas. The people who were supposed to save BioWare’s Anthem were at the helm. But the project is now over.
What kind of project was it? Since 2022, a new studio from Wizards of the Coast was working on a new AAA game in Austin, Texas. The studio is called “Skeleton Key.” Wizards of the Coast are the operators and license holders of game universes like Magic: The Gathering or Dungeons and Dragons.
However, Dailey left the studio and the work on Dragon Age with some companions from BioWare and founded Skeleton Key, the new studio of Wizards of the Coast. Their new project, which he had been working on there since 2022, is now also over.
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What was known about the game? The studio Skeleton Key was founded in 2022 as an internal team of Wizards of the Coast and diligently recruited people, especially developers with decades of experience in the industry.
Its first game was supposed to have a high budget and “include immersive gameplay, unique stories, and thought-provoking moments. It was also supposed to focus on horror and suspense.”
But it was never clear what exactly lay behind it. It was assumed that it would probably be some kind of horror game.
Wizards of the Coast apparently wants new style, new direction
This is the result now: As revealed in the LinkedIn post of the Audio Director, Nassim Ait-Kaci, who worked for Skeleton Key until recently, Wizards of the Coast has canceled the project and laid off some people.
The game had been in development since 2022. They have also canceled the remaining job openings.
According to the Audio Director, Wizards of the Coast wants “a new style and a new direction” – well. Other employees who are still officially working at Skeleton Key have also reported themselves as job seekers on LinkedIn. For example, the head of Technical Art or a Senior 3D Animator. More on the topic: EA’s decision to let the MMO Anthem die looks even worse today than in 2021
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Players are eagerly waiting for Monster Hunter Wilds and can hardly wait to rush into the new areas with friends and the community. As a big AAA game, one can expect that there will also be a Day-One patch. A lucky player is now showing how large the patch might be.
What kind of player is this? Monster Hunter Wilds will officially be released on February 28, 2025, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series. The game will also receive a physical release. With such releases, it often happens that players get their hands on a physical copy of the game faster.
A lucky individual shows in a Reddit thread that he seems to have received the game early, as the PS5 download screen is visible along with how much he needs to download. Additionally, there is also a patch of nearly 18 GB, which is likely a Day-One patch.
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A possible Day-One patch for the PS5
What kind of patch is this? In the thread, one can see the standard download size for Monster Hunter Wilds that is typical for other physical games. According to the image, it will be about 50.881 GB. Below, there is also a patch of version 1.000.020, which is 17.975 GB in size.
The Reddit user assumes that this patch is the Day-One patch that will be available at launch. This has become common with almost every AAA release. Almost 18 GB is quite large, but not surprising compared to other major titles.
What is the content of patch 1.000.020? From the image, it cannot be concluded what the content of the patch is. However, one can assume it includes optimizations. Typically, Day-One patches do not provide content updates.
We have asked Capcom about the contents of the patch and will update this section of the article as soon as we receive a response.
If you have pre-ordered the game digitally, you will be able to start downloading the game earlier. It can be assumed that you will also be able to download the patch earlier. The preload on consoles starts on February 26, 2025. Monster Hunter Wilds seems to be another grand entry in the iconic series. Even MeinMMO editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski is almost entirely satisfied: Monster Hunter Wilds in review: Almost perfect – but not without flaws
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A new study shows that 70% of users are polite to ChatGPT, but the reasons for this vary widely. While many do it out of habit, others fear potential consequences. Experts disagree on whether politeness towards AI influences our behavior or even improves technology.
This study is about: The survey (via techradar.com), conducted by Future in December 2024, surveyed over 1,000 individuals from the USA and the UK. It was found that politeness towards AI, such as ChatGPT, is no longer just an exception but has become normal for many.
What are the results?
Habit and Decency: 82% of US users and 83% of UK users who are polite to AI find it simply “normal” to say “please” and “thank you,” regardless of whether they are speaking to a human or AI.
Fear of AI Rebellion Consequences: About 18% of the surveyed US users and 17% of the UK users who are polite believe it may be important in the future to treat artificial intelligence with respect to avoid negative consequences.
Improvement of AI Performance: Some users believe that polite requests lead to better and more helpful responses.
Lack of Emotions in AIs: Around 30% of users see no reason for politeness as they believe that AI does not have emotions and that politeness is unnecessary.
Efficiency and Time Saving: Others state they want to keep their interactions short and concise to save time. Additionally, they want to achieve more precise answers this way.
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What do experts say about this? Expert opinions on politeness towards AI are divided. Some emphasize that politeness is important to promote respectful behavior in interpersonal interactions. They warn that disrespectful treatment of AI could also affect our social relationships. Another argument comes from the CASA paradigm, which states that we often treat machines like humans. Our brain does not differentiate between interacting with a human or an AI.
John-Anthony Disotto, an AI editor at TechRadar, viewed the topic somewhat skeptically. In his opinion, behavior may be largely related to fear. After all, science fiction films like “2001: A Space Odyssey” or “Terminator” have shaped the notion that AIs could someday take over.
ChatGPT Shows Flexibility
In response to our question, ChatGPT itself commented on the topic of politeness: “As an AI, I do not require politeness as I have no feelings or emotions. However, I find it interesting that people are often polite, even when speaking to a machine. It makes the interaction more pleasant for most and can, in some cases, actually lead to better outcomes, as polite requests are often framed more precisely.”
As we explore politeness and its impact on artificial intelligence, it also shows how far technology has advanced. Elon Musk officially stated that we have reached the limit in the area of training data. There are no more human data with which AI can be trained.
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In Pokémon GO new adventure effects are coming into play. What is this and what does it bring? Let’s take a look at it here.
Last year, Pokémon GO introduced adventure effects. These are attacks that can be used even outside of battles and provide you with special bonuses.
So far, there are only very few such effects. Currently, Origin Palkia, Origin Dialga, Necrozma Dawn Wings, and Necrozma Dusk Mane each have their own adventure effect attack.
How do you get these attacks? By fusing Kyurem with Reshiram or Zekrom, more on that here. But important: Kyurem must have the attack Ice Age when fusing. Otherwise, you won’t get the special attack with the fusion form.
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What does the adventure effect Frostvolt bring in Pokémon GO?
Cost: For Frostvolt, you need to use 5,000 Stardust and 5 Kyurem candies if you want to activate the effect with your black Kyurem. You can activate and stack the effect multiple times by paying the resources multiple times. The limit is 24 hours.
Effect: For 10 minutes, every Pokémon you encounter will be somewhat frozen. This means: Especially twitchy Pokémon will be much easier to catch. They will dodge less and likely also defend against fewer ball throws.
It should also be easier to catch with connected additional devices. This would affect gadgets like the Go Plus.
What does the adventure effect Frostbreath bring in Pokémon GO?
Cost: For Frostbreath, you also need to use 5,000 Stardust and 5 Kyurem candies if you want to activate the effect with your white Kyurem. Stacking is also possible.
Effect: The catch circle during encounters will slow down for 10 minutes. This should make it significantly easier to land excellent throws. This is useful since excellent throws yield more XP and are often needed for certain research tasks.
With connected additional devices, catching should also be easier with Frostbreath.
First, it should be emphasized again that your Kyurem must master “Ice Age” before you fuse it to get the attacks. If you fuse it with another attack, you will receive different moves and thus no adventure effect. Given the costs for the fusion, you shouldn’t recklessly fuse wrong specimens here.
On the other hand, you cannot combine adventure effects with each other or with other adventure effects. So, don’t try to use Frostbreath and Time Noise simultaneously, for example.
Otherwise, more content for the GO Tour will come into play, or is already being activated right now, in advance, during the Journey to Unova event. One of these features is the new Tour Pass, which allows you to earn rewards by leveling up. You can read all important information about the Tour Pass in Pokémon GO here.
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The first tests of Monster Hunter Wilds are out, and one topic is particularly engaging the community: the difficulty of the game.
Why is difficulty a major topic? In Monster Hunter, the goal is to hunt large and powerful monsters and face challenging battles along the way. Looting, leveling, and grinding have always been core elements of the game. The series surrounding the monster hunters has existed for over 21 years now and sends players on the hunt with numerous titles and spin-offs.
This leads to some particularly loyal players also being part of the community for several years and titles. Particularly during the time of Monster Hunter World, voices arose saying that the game would become too easy and too “casual” (examples via Reddit and Steam). The tight battles and the hard grind for the desired equipment have become less frequent and offer little challenge.
Since February 24, 2025, the first tests of Monster Hunter Wilds have been published, which are overwhelmingly positive. However, among other things, there is more frequent criticism that MH Wilds is also too easy or even easier for some. Many veterans are already concerned that the game will not provide them with a challenge and are expressing their frustration on Reddit.
However, the community sees the issue less with the game itself as a problem, but rather with the players who express this criticism.
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Monster Hunter Wilds is about to be released: Here’s what you should know before buying
The Experience of Veterans as the Main Reason
What reasons lead to the criticism? On Reddit, alongside numerous threads discussing that the game might become too easy, there are also some that do not directly see the reasons for this discussion in the game itself. One example is the thread by Glum_Series5712, addressing the discourse and the problematic nature of the criticism.
The user mentions 3 reasons that he believes lead to this criticism:
Players who express this criticism are mainly experienced players. These players are veterans of the series and bring a lot of prior experience both with the game mechanics and with some monsters. For this reason, they find the battles easier than newcomers do. From his perspective, this point is often forgotten and leads to frustration among these players.
The battles are now much more dynamic than before, and the hardware has improved. This makes the game much smoother, the downtime between attacks and actions shorter, and overall feels quicker.
Also, the revised controls, which have become significantly more pleasant with titles like Monster Hunter World and Rise, contribute to this. This mainly concerns the delay between keypress and action execution as well as the significantly improved camera control.
He also emphasizes that he sees the main reason as the fact that players who find the game too easy have simply become more experienced and have developed skills over the years that make their hunts easier. In this view, the game has not become easier; rather, the players (and the hardware) have simply improved.
MeinMMO editor Alexander Schürlein also has a clear opinion on difficulty:
Basically, I agree with the user and his summary. Experienced players will have little trouble with the low-ranking monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds and will therefore quickly progress through the story and reach the high-ranking monsters. This is mainly because Wilds placed special emphasis on an improved learning curve during development, which aims to make it more accessible for newcomers to learn the basic mechanics of the game.
This will be introduced to players through improved tutorials and a clear structure in the monster progression. For instance, the first monster Chatacabra only has attacks that focus on a single target, while Quematrice as the second monster teaches initial area attacks with its tail. Thus, the monsters indirectly act as teachers, which may initially seem underwhelming for veterans on their early hunts. I see this change as another point that will certainly contribute to the criticism.
However, such changes are also necessary to accommodate players who have not been with the series for years and are familiar with the old, clunky times, and to ensure a new flow of fresh hunters who enjoy Monster Hunter and will become new veterans in the future. And let’s be honest: Who really enjoyed the battles against Lagiacrus in Monster Hunter Tri on the Wii with that terrible control and didn’t wish for better camera controls?
As the game progresses, the monsters will also become tougher, and veterans will quickly reach these points. If they find the path there too easy, there’s still the option to set personal challenges. For example, you can fight without armor, attempt speedruns, or even do no-hit runs.
What does the community say? Under his post, there are numerous voices agreeing with him and seeing the issue similarly. Additionally, some fans highlight that Monster Hunter World also significantly increased its challenges with the Iceborne expansion, where even voices were heard requesting nerfs for certain monsters, such as Behemoth or Alatreon.
Many also agree with him that earlier hardware made games unnecessarily difficult, thus blocking many inexperienced gamers from the franchise because they found no way to actually play the game.
A recent study in Australia suggests that Merino sheep grazing between solar panels not only contribute to the maintenance of the facilities but also produce higher quality wool.
How do the sheep get between the solar panels? Sheep have been used for landscape management for years. They are essentially natural lawn mowers that can be employed in places where humans and their machinery are less suitable (via IBC Solar).
In Germany, sheep are also used to trim the grass area under and around photovoltaic systems. A study conducted in Australia now suggests that this method is beneficial not only for the solar panels.
In Sheepy: A Short Adventure, you will become a sheep and experience an adventure in the style of Ori and the Blind Forest:
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure is an atmospheric platformer in the style of Ori and the Blind Forest
Benefits for Animals and the Environment
How was the study conducted? The investigation was carried out at the Wellington Solar Farm in New South Wales (Australia) by Lightsourcebp in collaboration with EMM Consulting and Elders Rural Services (via Energy).
Over a period of three years, 1,700 Merino sheep were divided into two groups: one group grazed on traditional pastures, while the other grazed between the solar panels of the facility. Factors such as wool growth, fiber strength, and the weight of the sheep were examined. The results suggest that grazing under solar panels does not negatively affect wool quality; some parameters even showed improvements.
What results were surprising? The results suggest that grazing under solar panels does not negatively affect wool quality; some parameters even showed improvements.
In addition to the potential increase in wool quality, integrating sheep farming in solar parks, or vice versa, likely offers further advantages. The sheep help keep the grass short, which reduces maintenance efforts for the facilities. Furthermore, the land remains agriculturally usable while clean energy is produced at the same time.
Brendan Clarke from Lightsourcebp emphasizes in the statement on the official website the importance of such synergies for a sustainable future: The promising results of this study show that we are on the right track.
How significant is the study? The results of the study appear to be conclusive – agrivoltaics, i.e., the dual use of land for agriculture and solar energy, is widely recognized. Even the Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture published official guidelines on this in 2023 (via lfl).
Nevertheless, it should be noted that the investigation was conducted by Lightsourcebp, a renewable energy company. A certain self-interest cannot be ruled out. Especially since the parent company bp usually generates the largest revenues from non-renewable mineral oil.
Less water loss, protection from heat, and a better environment for bees – the benefits of dual land use are clear. You can read more about how sheep maintain solar systems on the colleagues’ page at Gamestar-Tech: 3,000 sheep maintain solar collectors in Texas
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Genshin Impact is one of the most successful video games of recent years. However, the path to success was anything but straightforward. Allegations of plagiarism, political controversies, and even an assassination attempt repeatedly posed challenges for the development studio HoYoVerse. How was the game still able to establish itself?
What makes Genshin Impact so special? When Genshin Impact was released in 2020, it surprised the gaming world. The open-world action RPG combined a vibrant anime design with a gacha-based character collection system and an innovative elemental combat system. The huge success was not only due to the aesthetics of the game but also to the detailed and vibrant world of Teyvat, which is full of quests and challenging opponents.
Genshin Impact was developed by HoYoVerse with a gigantic budget of 100 million dollars, with around 2,400 developers working on it. Just two weeks after release, the game had recouped its development costs, and after a month, the revenue from the mobile versions alone was already at 250 million dollars.
Nevertheless, Genshin Impact has been controversial from the start and has caused some controversies.
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Controversies overshadowed the successful launch
Why did Genshin Impact cause controversies? Although Genshin Impact is extremely successful, the game has been accompanied by controversies from the very beginning. Here are the main issues that posed challenges for the development studio right from the start:
Allegations of plagiarism: Shortly after the first gameplay presentation, many players noticed similarities to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Critics accused the studio of having almost directly copied the open-world design and some game mechanics. The debate escalated so far that a visitor to the ChinaJoy fair in 2019 demonstratively smashed a PlayStation 4 on which Genshin Impact was running to protest the alleged copy.
Spyware allegations: The development studio implemented an anti-cheat program in the first version of the game that interfered deeply with the players’ operating systems. This program was particularly criticized in the United States as potential spyware. Although it was quickly removed, many players’ trust had already been shaken from the start.
Political censorship: A quest featuring a cat character as well as certain character designs and dialogues were allegedly altered to comply with China’s political requirements. These changes led to criticism in the community and repeatedly caused the hashtag #BoycottGenshin to trend on social media.
Outrage over anniversary escalated
How did the assassination attempt occur? In 2021, an anniversary celebration for Honkai Impact 3rd in China caused massive outrage. The game, also developed by HoYoVerse, featured a character in revealing clothing in a casino setting – a depiction that is considered highly problematic in China.
The controversy escalated to the point that an agitated man attempted to murder two of the three founders of the development studio. Fortunately, he was stopped in time.
The incident nevertheless showed how emotional the reactions to the studio’s games can be.
Between global success and local challenges
What does the future hold for HoYoVerse and Genshin Impact? Despite all the controversies, Genshin Impact remains a huge success. The game generates billions and ranks among the most profitable free-to-play titles worldwide.
The criticisms – from allegations of plagiarism to data protection concerns to political censorship – have not hindered the success of the game and the studio so far. However, these controversies also highlight the challenges that HoYoVerse, as a Chinese company, faces: the balance between creative freedom, political requirements, and the expectations of a global gaming community.
Monster Hunter Wilds has not been released yet, but it is already considered the best game of 2025 according to Metacritic. The anticipation from players has propelled it to the number one spot on the Steam bestseller list.
What kind of game is this? Monster Hunter Wilds is an action role-playing game from the Japanese developer Capcom and is the latest installment in the Monster Hunter series, which has been around for over 20 years. The game will be released on February 28, 2025 for the following platforms:
Monster Hunter Wilds is about to be released: Here’s what you should know before buying
Monster Hunter Wilds receives high scores on Metacritic
How well is it received? The first reviews from press representatives have shown a very positive picture of Monster Hunter Wilds:On Metacritic, the game has a metascore of 90/100, based on 74 reviews. Here’s a brief selection:
DualShockers gives it 100 points and writes: “After 100 hours of gameplay and reaching Hunter Rank 110, I can confidently say that Monster Hunter Wilds is a better game than World and Rise. The focus is heavily on optimizing and making the gameplay experience accessible, without removing the fundamental principles that experienced hunters appreciate. Monster Hunter Wilds is a game that everyone should experience.”
MMORPG.com gives it 95 points and states: “While it is possible that Monster Hunter Wilds may deter some veterans who joined the series early, it has made significant progress towards a more balanced game that appeals to a much broader audience.”
GamePro awards it 91 points and writes: “Wilds combines features from World and Rise with new ideas to create the best overall package in the Monster Hunter series to date.”
Thus, Monster Hunter Wilds surpasses the RPG hit Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, which has a “mere” metascore of 88/100. Monster Hunter Wilds is currently the best-selling game on Steam. However, there is not only praise for the latest installment of the MH series, but also criticism.
The French site Gamekult gives it only 70 points and criticizes: “The rough, inaccessible, and extravagant feel of the past has made way for a relentless accessibility, a clear pursuit of simplicity, and a targeted openness for newcomers.”
What is the game about? In Monster Hunter Wilds, it’s all about hunting increasingly larger and more dangerous monsters. You can do this alone or together with other players. The basic gameplay loop works as follows:
You set out to hunt a monster and try to kill or capture it.
If you are successful in your hunt, you collect various materials depending on the type of monster.
From the collected materials, you craft stronger weapons and armor that also grant you specific bonuses.
With improved equipment, you hunt larger and more dangerous monsters, which in turn drop new materials – and the cycle starts all over again.
There is no skill tree like in other role-playing games in Monster Hunter Wilds. Your abilities and attributes are all tied to your equipment. This allows you to change your playstyle at any time.
It has become common for animes to run for several seasons. However, some series should have ended after the first few episodes – because the hero is actually too weak to survive for long.
Our anime heroes have it tough: They get pierced by lasers or weapons, thrown from great heights, or endure explosions. Where normal people would have met their end, they simply get back up.
If you were to take away the anime plot armor, many protagonists would be doomed. Because some of them are so weak that they should have died in the first few episodes. MeinMMO shows you some animes where the hero should have been dead long ago.
Tokyo Ghoul
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Tokyo Ghoul – The Trailer for the Anime in English
Number of episodes: 12
Where can I stream the anime? Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime Video, Joyn, ProSieben FUN, Seven Entertainment
What is the anime about? In Tokyo, ghouls are causing havoc. They feed on human flesh and cannot eat normal food without vomiting. Ken Kaneki is an average student who wants nothing to do with all of this. Instead, he is looking forward to a date with the attractive lady Rize Kamishiro.
However, it turns out that Rize is a ghoul herself. A fight ensues, in which Rize dies and Ken loses consciousness. When he wakes up again, he is told that he received Rize’s organs transplant – and with them, her ghoul powers.
Why should the hero have been dead? The anime Tokyo Ghoul is the beginning of many more stories surrounding Ken and his friends. But actually, it would have been over for Ken two times already.
On one hand, because he only survived due to Rize’s involuntary organ donation. On the other hand, because at the beginning he was unable to cope with life as a ghoul and would have starved if he hadn’t had the help of his new friends. They made the human flesh as a new food source so appealing to him that Ken ultimately ate it.
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A bizarre legal dispute has hit Amazon’s streaming service Twitch: In the wake of sanctions against Russia, Twitch has de-monetized a former professional player of League of Legends. However, the Russian judiciary deemed this unlawful and intends to force Twitch to lift the sanction against the former LoL professional. The fine aimed at compelling Twitch started small but has been increasing steadily.
This is the former LoL professional in question: Former LoL professional Kirill Konstantinovich Malofeyev (29) is known as Likkrit. He played until 2017 and then became a Twitch streamer. He has earned approximately $66,000 in prize money from LoL.
There aren’t many successful Russian e-sport players in LoL: Actually, they mostly play DOTA 2 by Valve. Russian e-sport players have earned a total of $39 million with DOTA 2, $15.5 million with CS:GO, and only $1.5 million with LoL (via esportearnings).
Likkrit is the son of Russian oligarch Konstantin Valeryevich Malofeev, who comes from the finance sector and now heads a media group.
The streamer and oligarch’s son Likkrit found the ban unjust and sued Twitch in a 25-page complaint at a Russian court in June and October 2022. The first lawsuit was dismissed, but the second one was accepted.
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Russian court imposes fine on Twitch that doubles every week
This verdict was reached: The court ruled that Twitch and Amazon are violating Russian rights by “de-monetizing” the streamer.
Therefore, the Russian court demanded that Twitch restore the account, or else Twitch must pay a penalty for failing to comply with the judgment.
The penalty amount is 100,000 rubles, and with each day that the account remains unreinstated, an additional 100,000 rubles are added. 100,000 rubles is approximately 1,100 euros.
But the amount also doubles with each week, and this continues without limit. More than two years have passed since the verdict, meaning the amount has already doubled more than 100 times – the penalty payment is thus now unimaginably large.
In 2023, the oligarch’s son tried to enforce the Russian court ruling through a law in Turkey and delivered a corresponding letter to Amazon’s Turkish branch. Twitch counters that the original business relationship of the streamer was formed with Twitch, not Amazon, and hence the letter in Turkey is irrelevant.
Twitch says: Streamer earned only $2,000 per month – penalty amount is absurd
This is what Twitch’s lawyers say:
Since this penalty doubles every week, it is now allegedly higher than all the money in the world. The enforcement of this amount is in no way justified and is disproportionate to the less than … $2,000 in revenue that Malofeyev’s account generated while he was active.
Twitch is now trying to oppose the enforcement of this amount through the U.S. justice system.
You might as well give it a try. Twitch has been sued repeatedly in the past, but through the American legal system, which is also known for imposing large penalties, although not of this magnitude: Twitch is being sued for $25 million – Due to too sexual content
The title image is from Likkrit’s active time as a LoL professional.
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The fate of Dauntless is sealed. The free monster game will soon be shut down.
After almost 6 years, it’s over: The free monster hunting game Dauntless will be discontinued in May. The developers issued the following brief statement via Steam:
Dauntless will be discontinued on May 29, 2025. Dauntless will not receive any further content or updates. The game will no longer be playable on May 29, 2025.
Dauntless was seen as an alternative to Monster Hunter, as players hunted various creatures here as well and tried to gain an advantage over the monsters through better equipment. This could be done solo or in multiplayer.
With the end of the game, however, a chapter is concluded that was unfortunately already anticipated.
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Launch trailer showcases the reboot of Dauntless: Awakening
After layoffs, Dauntless is now also coming to an end
What happened with Dauntless? Dauntless launched in May 2018 on PC, having been introduced in 2016. Developer Phoenix Labs wanted to fill the Monster Hunter gap on PC with their alternative Dauntless.
Unfortunately for Dauntless, Monster Hunter did just that – also in 2018. Monster Hunter World launched on January 26, 2018, on Xbox One and PS4, and on August 9, 2018, on PC.
This gave Dauntless three months on PC without competition, but afterwards, it had to compete against Monster Hunter. Nevertheless, Dauntless was embraced by many players.
At the end of January, layoffs occurred at Phoenix Labs, with large parts of the staff being let go. It was said at that time that they would soon announce how Dauntless and another game, Fae Farm, would continue.
As far as Dauntless is concerned, clarity now exists.
While one monster game is ending, another is just getting started: Monster Hunter Wilds is about to be released. Many fans are already looking forward to the new game, and on February 28, the first hunts can begin. Want to get an impression of the new game? Here you can find the test of Monster Hunter Wilds by MeinMMO editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski.
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