For horror fans, there is almost no way to avoid the Resident Evil series. If you have somehow managed to stay away from the series so far, you can currently grab two really good remakes for just 15 € on PS5.
Which games are those? We are talking about Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3, more specifically the remakes from 2019 and 2020. Until January 18 at 00:59 CET, you can get both titles in the Raccoon City Edition for only 14.99 € (via PS Store). The games are available on both PS4 and PS5.
Resident Evil Resistance is also part of the bundle. The multiplayer spin-off, which resembles games like Dead by Daylight in its gameplay, is included in every edition of Part 3. However, since this title is not necessarily a reason to buy, we will focus on the single-player experience in the following article.
In this trailer for Resident Evil 3, the developers introduce the overpowering Nemesis:
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Resident Evil 3 Provides a First Look at the New Nemesis
Three Different Stories from Raccoon City
What are the games about? Raccoon City is plagued by a pandemic that turns people into deadly zombies. Resident Evil 2 lets you experience the events from the perspective of young police officer Leon S. Kennedy and student Claire Redfield. Both have separate campaigns.
Resident Evil 3 also takes place in Raccoon City, but on the day before the outbreak. In it, you play as S.T.A.R.S. agent Jill Valentine and mercenary Carlos Oliveira. Throughout the story, you switch characters; this time, there are no separate campaigns.
In both games, you face the abominations of the ominous Umbrella Corporation and fight for your survival. In RE2, this fight is even more relentless, as ammunition is scarce and your knives can easily break.
Is it worth buying both games? That really depends on what you expect. RE2 is a horror classic and is among the best that the series has ever delivered. However, since your resources are always limited, the game allows for less mistake until you’ve messed up your own run.
RE3 has taken a slightly different approach and has lost some fans as a result. You will find more ammunition lying around and your knife no longer wears out – so you are almost never completely helpless. Overall, RE3 requires less methodical approaches, but there is more action.
In Path of Exile 2, there is no shortage of loot in the endgame, as a new video proves. The user even had to get help collecting it.
Who is this about? The Reddit user LeavingTheGame had a lot of luck with a map in Path of Exile 2. According to his own statements, his map contained 15 Breaches. The league mechanic “Breach” is currently considered meta in the community because it provides an extreme amount of loot. This was also true in this case.
In a video on Reddit, the player shows his haul. A whole screen full of loot, as far as the eye can see. However, the abundance of loot also posed a significant challenge for him.
You can see the video in the following Reddit post:
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The massive number of items not only obstructs the player’s view but also prevents him from getting an overview. Without a loot filter, he faces an impossible mammoth task.
As he tells on Reddit, he had to seek help from players with loot filters. Otherwise, he would have spent hours on it alone. Even with the help of some gamers with loot filters, collecting and sorting took more than 30 minutes.
The collected items also need to be identified; this NPC does it for free:
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Path of Exile 2 shows new gameplay trailer for early access
How does the community react to the loot? The community thinks it’s time for loot filters to finally come to consoles as well. This will only happen with the next patch, which is supposed to come out this week. However, some players can hardly believe their eyes because they have never seen so much loot themselves.
For instance, Ancient-Educator-186 writes on Reddit: “You are playing a completely different game than I am. Even without a filter, I don’t have anywhere near what is seen on this screen.”
User secondcircle4903 criticizes the developers on Reddit: “Adding a loot filter is really just a quick fix to this problem; they completely missed the point of simply ‘playing’ without a loot filter.”
LegalizeRanch88 is also currently dissatisfied, writing on Reddit: “And you can’t target any loot until you’ve killed every single monster… Looting and auto-targeting is really bad on consoles. Whenever I play with PC players, they have no problem grabbing all the loot in the middle of a fight. On the PS5, it’s impossible.”
In the meantime, the developers have acknowledged that it is no longer feasible in Path of Exile 2 on consoles without loot filters as a tool. The most well-known of these loot filters comes from a German developer who has made a name for himself in the community: German developer creates loot filter for Path of Exile 2 – What NeverSink can do
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In Pokémon TCG Pocket, there are different rarities into which the cards are divided. MeinMMO reveals to you which are the rarest that you can draw from the boosters.
Update on January 17 at 1:20 PM: We have structurally adjusted the article.
How can I tell how rare a card is? Some Pokémon come in different versions in Pokémon TCG Pocket. The rarity of a card can be recognized by the symbols found in the lower left corner of the cards.
The cards that appear somewhat more frequently are marked with a diamond:
♢ – Common
♢♢ – Uncommon
♢♢♢ – Rare
♢♢♢♢ – Very rare
The rare cards in the game either have a star or a crown:
☆ – Full-Art Pokémon
☆☆ – Full-Art Pokémon ex / -Trainer
☆☆☆ – Immersive cards
🜲 – Gold Full-Art cards
Full-Art cards do not have the typical design of the other cards, but instead of the textbox, they feature the complete image. The immersive cards are special sections of a larger image that plays as a video when you look at the card closely. For example, there are Charizard ex, Pikachu ex, Mewtwo ex and Mew.
From the rarest level in the game, the golden Full-Art card, there are only a few copies in each booster series.
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Pokémon TCG Pocket scores with pure nostalgia
The chance of getting the rarest cards
The rarer the card, the less likely it is to find the card in your booster. It depends on luck when you come across one of the rarest cards.
Cards with only one diamond symbol appear 100% in your standard boosters. They are always the first three cards you draw from your booster. All other cards appear either as the 4th or the 5th card. The chances for that are different, respectively.
The exact chances of the normal packs can be found in the game. You can see an overview here:
♢♢ – 90% (4th card), 60% (5th card)
♢♢♢ – 5% (4th card), 20% (5th card)
♢♢♢♢ – 1.666% (4th card), 6.664% (5th card)
☆ – 2.572% (4th card), 10.288% (5th card)
☆☆ – 0.5% (4th card), 2% (5th card)
☆☆☆ – 0.222% (4th card), 0.888% (5th card)
🜲 – 0.04% (4th card), 0.16% (5th card)
So, if you open 1,000 boosters, there should be one to two cards of the crown rarity. Since this is just a theoretical value, reality can look different.
These are the rarest cards in Pokémon TCG Pocket.
The God Pack as the ultimate jackpot
There is a 0.05% chance that the selection of the booster is not a normal pack but a rare pack (also called a God Pack). In it, all cards of the booster are at least of the rarity level ☆ or higher.
Here the chances look much better and apply across all 5 cards:
☆ – 40%
☆☆ – 50%
☆☆☆ – 5%
🜲 – 5%
So, you are a real lucky duck if you should pull a God Pack. However, don’t rely too much on drawing such a rare booster too often.
Another method is to save the pack points for a rarer card. As soon as you draw cards, you earn these points. However, for the rarest cards, you need to collect 2,500 pack points.
Another method is to hope that your friends have better luck. In a Wonder Trade, you can choose a card from a booster that your friends have drawn. If one of the rarest cards is included, your chance of grabbing it has increased to 1 in 5.
In Destiny 2 there are so many weapons, and not all are suitable for the Crucible. Since we want to make your choice easier, we will show you here the most important PvP weapons from three categories with their respective God Roll. This way, you can shine in the Crucible too.
Where is the information from? When selecting the weapons, we mainly focused on the statistics from the renowned PvP Trials Report, which obtains its statistics from destinytracker.com and enriches them with a pinch of personal experience.
In the process, we stumbled upon the following weapon categories, which are accompanied by three of the currently best weapons:
Hand Cannons:
– Rose – PIkass – Hawkmoon
Shotguns:
– Dead Man’s Tale – Matador 64 – Prophet of Doom
Fusion Rifles (also Linear):
– PLUG ONE.1 (Master) – Reward of the Zealot – Jötunn
Sniper Rifles:
– Icebreaker – Loved – Cloudstrike
Pulse Rifles:
– Faded – Graviton Lance – Elsie’s Rifle
Sidearms:
– Drang (Baroque) – Heliocentric QSc – Chosen of the Traveler
We will list the God Rolls below and also explain why these weapons belong to the best of the best. This should be a list that you can refer to at any time. We will also consider weapons that you can forge yourself.
Update, January 16, 2025: The list has been checked and is up to date.
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Hand Cannons
Hand cannons have always been a powerful option in PvP regarding Guardian annihilation. They have quick handling, possess a moderate magazine, and can quickly take down many Guardians with few shots thanks to their long ranges and high damage.
1. Rose – God Roll
Small Caliber
Improved Rounds
Slideways
Explosive Payload
Masterwork: Range
Where do I get it? You can only obtain the hand cannon from Shaxx. Visit the vendor in the Tower and then select “Legacy Gear” in his menu. You can then exchange 3 Crucible Engrams and 25,000 Glimmer for a copy of Rose. The rolls are random.
2. PIkass – Exotic
Where do I get it? You can find the PIkass at the new kiosk “Monument of Lost Lights” at the vaults in the Tower. You need to provide a good amount of materials for it.
3. Hawkmoon – Exotic
Where do I get it? You can obtain the weapon from Xur when he sets up his shop at the Tower for the weekend.
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The 44-year-old YouTuber Athene has long been away from gaming, but now the crisis of the Twitch guild OnlyFangs is pulling him back to WoW: He wants to save the guild with legendary tactics from 20 years ago.
Who is the best paladin in the world? The now 44-year-old Bachir “Athene” Bourmaaza was an outstanding player in WoW nearly 15 years ago, the first to reach level 85. He repeatedly referred to himself as “the best paladin in the world” – based on an ancient YouTube video from 2007.
Now he is back in the guild OnlyFangs, but can only shake his head at what he sees.
In any case, Athene sees Generation Z as decadent and lost. In WoW, there is Sodom and Gomorrah. From his perspective, the guild is all about “gooning” and “edging” instead of WoW.
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Twitch guild OnlyFangs is in crisis – Lacking herbs and raid materials
He sees this as a problem: At OnlyFangs, they actually want to raid in a few weeks, but the guild has problems with preparation. The guild lacks herbalists to provide the raiders with the necessary materials, such as the “Elixir of the Mongoose”, which increases agility and critical hit chance for 1 hour.
Because they can’t just buy these materials due to guild rules, the leaders are panicking a bit that they will be too poorly prepared for raiding and could mess everything up with a chaotic pull. Because in WoW raiding, people do die – normally that’s not a problem, but on a hardcore server, you can’t afford that.
If a pull goes wrong, quickly 40 players lose their level-60 heroes, which would be a huge setback for the project that currently brings so much to all content creators on Twitch.
This is Athene’s plan: Athene works himself into a wild speech about “gooners”, “edgers”, and “muscle daddies”, increasingly angry about the terrible youth, Gen Z, but then pauses and says: He is Athene. The best paladin in the world.
Don’t think that he would simply let his guild die.
He will now develop his own tool that allows the players of OnlyFangs to act in accordance with the rules so they can prepare for the raid.
In doing so, he references all sorts of obscure historical references. He asks if the guys have ever heard of the “Silk Road” or the art of war: “Sun Tzu, Motherfucker!”, he shouts at the end.
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This is how it’s received: This is a complete staging by Athene, who visibly enjoys bringing his “old role” as a super paladin back to life. How he stages it and curses the youth is quite entertaining and an exaggerated parody of a man who simply does not understand today’s time and only talks in misunderstood snippets.
On June 30, 2024, The First Descendant was released on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X. The loot shooter appeared surprisingly stable and promised a long-term presence. It achieved positive ratings and good player numbers on Steam. After the loot shooter was initially criticized, many discovered that it had more to offer than expected. The free sci-fi shooter from Nexon was able to maintain a good number of players even in the month following its release. How will it fare in 2025?
Here’s what was special about The First Descendant:
The shooter The First Descendant had a bad reputation at launch. Many dismissed the game as “cheap goods from Asia.” These games are often considered grindy and overly monetized for Western tastes. However, through word-of-mouth, The First Descendant turned into a surprising summer hit on Steam.
Player numbers developed well, and the mood was solid a month after release: Even in August 2024, one month after launch, the game had a peak of 115,700 players on Steam.
A journalist even corrected his previously harsh judgment of the shooter: He found the game to be much better than he thought at launch. He wrote that he was nearly obsessed with the search for loot. The First Descendant apparently benefited from Destiny 2’s decline, while Anthem and The Division had long been stagnant.
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The First Descendant shows new updates for Season 1; introduces new Ultimate character, new weapons, missions, and modes
Player numbers eventually decline with some delay
Did the hype last? No, The First Descendant could not maintain its player base after a strong August, when Season 1 started, and a fairly decent September 2024.
About halfway through Season 1, it seems the air was out for The First Descendant. The Season 2 began only at the beginning of December, but from October the player numbers started to decline.
In October, the average number of players had fallen to 15,880 and 35,000 at peak. In November, the low point was reached: now there are about 10,000 players online on average on Steam.
The game had 5 bad months in which it lost players; only in December 2024 could it gain some players back, but that was not a lasting success. Season 2 started on December 5 and brought new Descendants into the shooter, but it couldn’t sustainably stop the downward trend.
19 out of 20 players who played The First Descendant at launch are gone in 2025
What’s the problem? The problem is the ongoing development beyond the initial first kick. The game loses motivation and pace at the endgame.
It seems intended that with a new season, players invest a lot of time into new characters to reach the level of the last character. But the question is, why should players repeatedly endure the lengthy ascent? This is what Paul Tassi asks on Forbes.
He judges: The First Descendant is not a bad game, but it hasn’t figured out how to keep players engaged and motivated long-term. The player numbers on Steam seem to agree with him.
In this article, we present: In our article, we have listed the best Steam Deck alternatives for you at MeinMMO. This could be especially interesting for those of you who either did not want to pre-order the Steam Deck or are looking for an alternative, high-performance gaming console. The Steam Deck relies on Steam OS as the operating system, so you won’t get Windows.
The most exciting alternatives to the Steam Deck at a glance:
The article first appeared on September 20, 2021. On January 15, 2025, we updated our article. We added the Zotac Zone as an alternative for the Steam Deck.
Updates: 15.01.25, 22.11.2024, 02.02.24, 10.01.23
Lenovo Legion Go
The Lenovo Legion Go from the side. Similar in build, but not as ergonomic as the Steam Deck.
What kind of device is this? The Lenovo Legion Go is a handheld console that was presented by the manufacturer Lenovo at the end of 2023. The device is significantly bulkier than the Steam Deck but aims to impress gamers with a high resolution, a fast 120Hz display, and other features.
What hardware is in the device? The Lenovo Legion Go is powered by the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, has 16 GB of RAM, and 512 GB of storage. It features an AMD Radeon 780M as the graphics chip with a TDP of 30 watts.
What does the device cost? The starting price for the Lenovo Legion Go is 799 Euros for the version with 512 GB. Thus, the device is about 100 Euros more expensive than the most expensive option of the Steam Deck (679 Euros). You can get the device directly at retail or via Amazon.
Lenovo Legion Go
Processor
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
GPU
AMD Radeon 780M (30 Watt)
RAM
16 GB
Display
8.8 inches
Storage
512 GB or 1 TB
Weight
854 grams
Price
Starting at 799 Euros (512 GB)
What the testers say: MeinMMO has already reviewed the Lenovo Legion Go. The model scores with good workmanship and a solid package. Windows 11 works quite well, and the LCD display is genuinely outstanding.
On the other hand, the short battery life and the whiny fans in idle mode are bothersome. It’s also a pity that there’s no VRR like in the ASUS Rog Ally.
ASUS Rog Ally X
What kind of device is this? The ASUS Rog Ally X is a handheld console that was released by the manufacturer ASUS in 2024. It is a slightly improved model of its predecessor, the ROG Ally. The device uses Windows as its operating system and comes with a Full HD display. All important information about the ASUS Rog Ally X can be found on MeinMMO.
What hardware is in the device? The technology is more or less identical; the biggest and most important difference is the significantly larger battery that ASUS has installed in the X model. The ROG Ally X still employs an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme with an AMD Radeon 780M (GPU). The RAM has been increased compared to the previous model (16 vs. 24 GB), and the battery has even doubled in comparison to the old model (40 WHrs vs. 80 WHrs).
What does the device cost? The starting price for the ROG Ally is 899 Euros for the version with 1 TB of storage. The device is available directly at retail or via Amazon.
ROG Ally X vs ROG Ally comparison:
ASUS ROG Ally X
ASUS ROG Ally
Processor
Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Graphics card
AMD Radeon:12CUs, up to 2.7 GHz, up to 8.6 Teraflops
AMD Radeon:12CUs, up to 2.7 GHz, up to 8.6 Teraflops
RAM
24GB LPDDRX5
16GB LPDDR5
Storage
1TB PCIe Gen4 M.2 SSD
500 GB PCIe Gen4 M.2 SSD
Battery and power supply
80 WHrs with 65-Watt power supply
40 WHrs with 65-Watt power supply
Operating system
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax, Triple band 2×2) and Bluetooth 5.2
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax, Triple band 2×2) and Bluetooth 5.2
What the testers say: At MeinMMO, we have already discussed the tests of the ROG Ally X in detail: Many testers explain that ASUS has significantly improved the successor and addressed many points of criticism. Especially the battery life represents a large improvement and distinguishes the Ally X from the competition.
However, criticism remains for the non-intuitive Windows operating system, which is still significantly more difficult to use than the comparable Steam OS used on the Steam Deck. Others criticize that at the high price of 900 Euros, neither a carrying case nor a case is included in the price.
Zotac Zone
The Zotac Zone playing Horizon: Forbidden West in a demo test.
What kind of device is this? The Zotac Zone was released in September 2024 and comes from the manufacturer Zotac, known primarily for Nvidia graphics cards. The Zotac Gaming is a gaming handheld with a Windows operating system, but its appearance and design are more reminiscent of the Steam Deck. In particular, the two trackpads again provide the ability to function like a mouse.
What hardware is in the device? The Zotac Zone features a 7-inch AMOLED display with 120 Hz and Full HD resolution. Inside the handheld is an AMD RYZEN 7 8840U processor with a Radeon 780M. Additionally, it has 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage.
What does the device cost? The recommended retail price is 849 Euros, and the docking station costs 79.99 Euros, while a transport case costs 29 Euros.
Zotac Zone
Processor
AMD RYZEN 7 8840U
GPU
AMD Radeon 780M (30 Watt)
RAM
16 GB
Display
7-inch AMOLED display with 120 Hz and Full HD resolution
Storage
512 GB
Weight
629 grams
Price
Starting at 849 Euros (512 GB)
What the testers say:GameStar.de describes the Zotac Zone in their test as “the best alternative to the Steam Deck OLED.” In particular, the display, performance, and ergonomics impressed in the test. The major issue with the Zotac Zone, as with other handhelds, is the battery life with demanding titles.
In our first demo session with the Zotac Zone at Gamescom, we were particularly impressed by the very good, vibrant display because, thanks to the AMOLED technology, the colors appear beautifully vivid and almost striking. Windows 11 also feels little intuitive and sluggish with the Zotac Zone. Valve’s SteamOS simply feels better and more polished.
AYA Neo
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What kind of device is this? The AYA Neo is a handheld console that was successfully funded through crowdfunding. The developers promise that you can easily play all AAA titles and that the AYA Neo offers “gaming without compromises.”
What hardware is in the device? The AYA Neo features an AMD Ryzen 5 4500U APU, 16 GB of RAM, and either 512 GB or 1 TB of hard drive storage. The Vega 6 iGPU is responsible for the graphics. The device runs Windows 10.
What does the device cost? The price for the AYA Neo is significantly higher than that of the Steam Deck. For the model with 512 GB, you pay 789 US dollars, and for the “1 TB” model, 869 US dollars. Shipping fees are not included here.
AYA Neo
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
GPU
Vega 6 graphics
RAM
16 GB
Display
7 inches
Storage
512 GB or 1 TB
Weight
650 grams
Price
789 US dollars (512 GB) or 869 US dollars (1 TB)
What the testers say: Derek Sullivan from ultrabookreview has extensively tested the device (via ultrabookreview.com). In his test, he particularly praises the good form factor of the device and decent performance. Sullivan also explains that the device remains cool under load.
He shows little impression of the weak speakers and the high price. He also struggles with backlight bleeding on his model.
AYA Neo Next (Advance)
What kind of device is this? The AYA Neo Next is a handheld that comes with pre-installed Windows. The device has been available in stores since February 2022. It was financed through crowdfunding and is already the next success of the manufacturer Ayn Technologies. The device is also offered in a high-performance Pro version, which is significantly more expensive.
What hardware is in the device? The AYA Neo Next uses the Ryzen 7 5825U with Radeon Vega 8. This is a processor with an integrated graphics unit. The device offers a 7-inch IPS touchscreen with a resolution of 1280×800. The AYA Neo Next weighs 720 grams, making it heavier than the Steam Deck (699 grams). Additionally, the handheld offers 2 USB-C ports.
What does the device cost? The device is officially advertised in its basic configuration for 1100 to 1200 Euros. Thus, the handheld is significantly more expensive than the Steam Deck or the Nintendo Switch.
AYA Neo Next
Processor
Ryzen 7 5825U
GPU
Radeon Graphics Vega 8
RAM
16 GB LPDDR4x
Display
7 inches, 1280×800
Storage
Up to 2 TB SSD storage
Weight
720 grams
Price
Starting at 1200 Euros
What the testers say: Sam Byford from the online magazine TheVerge has already tested the Aya Neo Next (via theverge.com). In the test, he states that the handheld offers a good ergonomic and compact design. Also, top titles like Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077 can be played smoothly at 30 FPS with the device. However, the device offers overall less performance than the Steam Deck.
The AYA Neo Next also feels more mature in software than the Steam Deck, but navigating through Windows feels not intuitive at all. The tester additionally criticizes the weak battery life and the high price. The AYA Neo Next costs more than double that of the Steam Deck but offers less performance.
GPD Win 4 (2024)
What kind of device is this? The GPD Win 4 is a gaming handheld that has been funded through crowdfunding (Indiegogo), among other means. The special feature is mainly the design of the device: it comes with an integrated keyboard, resembling a notebook more than a handheld.
What hardware is in the device? The GPD Win 4 in the 2024 version relies on AMD: you get an AMD Ryzen 7 6800U with integrated AMD Radeon 680M. Additionally, the device features a 6-inch touchscreen display with H-IPS technology.
It comes with up to 32 GB of RAM and up to 2 TB of storage. The device runs Windows 11.
What does the device cost? According to the manufacturer, prices start at a minimum of 987.12 Euros. In addition, you typically have to consider customs fees and import VAT when importing. Therefore, you will pay significantly more than 1,000 Euros for the device.
GPD Win 4 (2024)
Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
GPU
AMD Radeon 680M
RAM
Up to 32 GB
Display
6-inch H-IPS
Storage
Up to 2 TB
Weight
1600 grams
Price
At least 987.12 Euros
What the testers say: Both the magazine Droix.net and the portal IGN have already tested the 2024 model. Praise goes especially to the very good performance, as you currently won’t find faster hardware in a handheld. Another plus is the compact size of the handheld.
A major criticism, besides the price, is the comparatively small display, which may not be convincing for every game.
One XPlayer
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The official introduction video for the One XPlayer
What kind of device is this? The One Xplayer is a handheld console from the Chinese manufacturer One-Netbook. The special feature of this device is mainly the display: it is equipped with an 8.4-inch IPS screen that offers a resolution of 2560 x 1600. This resolution is significantly higher than that of the Steam Deck, which only offers a 7-inch display with a resolution of 1280×800 pixels.
What hardware is in the device? The One Xplayer comes either with a Core i7-1165G7 or a Core i5-1135G7 processor. It also has 16 GB of RAM and either 512 GB or 1 TB of storage. You can also use a memory card with the handheld. All variants rely on the Iris Xe G7 iGPU for graphics. The device runs Windows 10.
What does the device cost? Currently, you can only import the devices from China. For the variant with the Core i5, 16 GB of RAM, and the 512 GB SSD, you need to pay 886 Euros. The i7 model comes with a keyboard and bag, currently offered for around 1,082 Euros. However, you should note that import duties of 19 percent will be added upon purchase.
One XPlayer
Processor
Intel Core i5-1135G7 or Intel Core i7-1165G7
GPU
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
RAM
16 GB
Display
8.4 inches
Storage
512 GB or 1 TB
Weight
825 grams
Price
886 Euros (i5 variant), 1082 Euros (i7 variant)
What the testers say: Alan Dexter from PCGamer was able to try out the OneXplayer (via PCGamer.com). According to the tester, the device offers a high-quality, high-resolution display and enough power to run games at 60 FPS at 1280 x 720 or 1280 x 800. However, modern games cannot be played at full resolution.
For the high price of over 1,000 US dollars, the performance of the OneXPlayer is too low. Competitive games, such as fast shooters, wouldn’t be enjoyable; however, for games that depend entirely on controller input, it is quite an exciting solution. However, for that money, you could alternatively get a significantly more powerful gaming laptop.
Streaming alternative: Logitech G Cloud or Razer Edge
What kind of devices are these? With the G Cloud from Logitech and the Edge from Razer, there are two handheld systems for gamers. Both do not use Windows or Linux, but instead rely on Android. Therefore, the focus of these models is also on streaming and mobile games. This is also the biggest difference from the Steam Deck, on which you can easily play Steam games.
What hardware is in the device? Both devices use a Snapdragon processor: either the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (G Cloud) or the Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 (Razer Edge). Additionally, they come with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage for games and software.
What does the device cost? For the Razer Edge, you will pay 399 US dollars starting January 2023, and for the G Cloud, you will need to spend 349 US dollars.
However, the G Cloud will initially only be available for purchase in the USA; it is still unknown if and when the device will come to Europe.
Razer Edge
Logitech G Cloud
Chip (SoC)
Snapdragon G3x Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
RAM
8 GB
8 GB
Display
6.8 inches with 144 Hz
7 inches with 60 Hz
Storage
128 GB
128 GB
Weight
263.8 g (display unit only), 400.8 g (with Kishi V2 Pro)
On the Switch, you get a Nintendo-customized system with the company’s proprietary Nintendo e-shop.
What hardware is in the device? Nintendo relies on an Nvidia Tegra X1 as the processor. For graphics, a special Tegra graphics chip is responsible. It also comes with 4 GB of RAM. Compared to the normal model, the OLED variant offers a bit more internal storage (32 vs. 64 GB), which can still be expanded with memory cards.
The Nintendo Switch also offers you a docking station. There is also a weaker version without a docking station called the Switch Lite. By the way, the new docking station of the OLED model offers you a LAN port.
What does the device cost? The standard Switch version with docking station currently costs around 280 Euros. The price has been quite stable for months, and with a bit of luck, you might find the Switch for 250 Euros. For the OLED version of the Nintendo Switch, you generally pay around 320 Euros, including the docking station.
The stripped-down Switch Lite (without docking function) is already available for 190 Euros, making it 100 Euros cheaper than the standard model.
Nintendo Switch (OLED)
Processor
Nvidia Tegra X1
GPU
Tegra graphics chip
RAM
4 GB
Display
Touchscreen, 7-inch OLED display with a resolution of 1280×720
All cheats for GTA 5 on PS5, PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Codes for weapons, money, cars, invincibility, and more.
Update, March 13, 2026: The article has been reviewed and is up to date.
What is it about? Cheats have always been a big part of Grand Theft Auto. Even in the single-player campaign of GTA 5, there are plenty of cheats that you can use to your advantage. This way, you are invincible, can summon cars or planes, or cause chaos with explosive ammunition.
In GTA Online you can finally get to the bottom of the most annoying crew in the game starting next week
How can I enter cheats in GTA 5 on PS4/PS5 and Xbox?
Entering cheats on PlayStation: On the PlayStation, you just need to press the specified buttons on the controller in the correct order. You can also call the number with your phone.
Entering cheats on Xbox: On Xbox, you just need to press the specified buttons on the controller in the correct order. You can also call the specified number with your phone.
What you need to know: Save your game before using cheats. Because if you have used a cheat once, you cannot earn achievements and trophies on that save. The cheats need to be disabled again for that.
R2, L1, Circle, Right arrow, L1, R1, Right arrow, Left arrow, Circle, R2
Stunt plane
1-999-227-678-676
Circle, Right arrow, L1, L2, Left arrow, R1, L1, L1, Left arrow, Left arrow, X, Triangle
Seaplane
1-999-398-4628
/
Submarine
1-999-282-2537
/
GTA 5: All cheats on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One
Cheat
Code
Button Combination
All weapons + ammunition
1-999-8665-87
Y, RT, Left arrow, LB, A, Right arrow, Y, Down arrow, X, LB, LB, LB
Get drunk
1-999-547-861
Y, Right arrow, Right arrow, Left arrow, Right arrow, X, B, Left arrow
Explosive melee attacks
1-999-4684-2637
Right arrow, Left arrow, A, Y, RB, B, B, B, LT
Explosive ammunition (Bang Bang)
1-999-444-439
Right arrow, X, A, Left arrow, RB, RT, Left arrow, Right arrow, Right arrow, LB, LB, LB
Raise wanted level
1-999-3844-8483
RB, RB, B, RT, Left arrow, Right arrow, Left arrow, Right arrow, Left arrow, Right arrow
Lower wanted level
1-999-5299-3787
RB, RB, B, RT, Right arrow, Left arrow, Right arrow, Left arrow, Right arrow, Left arrow
Get parachute
1-999-759-3483
Left arrow, Right arrow, LB, LT, RB, RT, RT, Left arrow, Left arrow, Right arrow, LB
Fire ammo (Incendiary ammo)
1-999-462-363-4279
LB, RB, X, RB, Left arrow, RT, RB, Left arrow, X, Right arrow, LB, LB
Skyfall (You will be teleported into the air)
1-999-759-3255
LB, LT, RB, RT, Left arrow, Right arrow, Left arrow, Right arrow, LB, LT, RB, RT, Left arrow, Right arrow, Left arrow, Right arrow
Max health + armor
1-999-887-853
B, LB, Y, RT, A, X, B, Right arrow, X, LB, LB, LB
Start Director Mode
1-999-5782-5368
/
Slide cars
1-999-7669-329
Y, RB, RB, Left arrow, RB, LB, RT, LB
Run faster
1-999-228-8463
Y, Left arrow, Right arrow, Right arrow, LT, LB, X
Swim faster
1-999-4684-4557
Left arrow, Left arrow, LB, Right arrow, Right arrow, RT, Left arrow, LT, Right arrow
Reduce gravity
1-999-356-2837
Left arrow, Left arrow, LB, RB, LB, Right arrow, Left arrow, LB, Left arrow
Charge special ability
1-999-769-3787
A, A, X, RB, LB, A, Right arrow, Left arrow, A
Super jump (Hold jump button for higher jumps)
1-999-467-8648
LT, LT, X, B, B, LT, X, X, Left arrow, Right arrow, A
Invincibility (Godmode)
1-999-724-654-5537
Right arrow, A, Right arrow, Left arrow, Right arrow, RB, Right arrow, Left arrow, A, Y
Change weather
1-999-625-348-724
RT, A, LB, LB, LT, LT, LT, X
Slow-motion mode (3 levels)
1-999-332-3393
Y, Left arrow, Right arrow, Right arrow, X, RT, RB
Slow-motion while aiming (3 levels)
1-999-3323-393
X, LT, RB, Y, Left arrow, X, LT, Right arrow, A
Vehicles
BMX bike
1-999-226-348
Left arrow, Left arrow, Right arrow, Right arrow, Left arrow, Right arrow, X, B, Y, RB, RT
Buzzard attack helicopter
1-999-2899-633
B, B, LB, B, B, B, LB, LT, RB, Y, B, Y
Muscle car Duke O’Death
1-999-3328-4227
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Duster (Crop duster)
1-999-3597-7729
Right arrow, Left arrow, RB, RB, RB, Left arrow, Y, Y, A, B, LB, LB
Golf cart (Caddy)
1-999-4653-461
B, LB, Left arrow, RB, LT, A, RB, LB, B, A
Limousine
1-999-8463-9663
RT, Right arrow, LT, Left arrow, Left arrow, RB, LB, B, Right arrow
Motorcross motorcycle (Sanchez)
1-999-633-7623
B, A, LB, B, B, LB, B, RB, RT, LT, LB, LB
Motorcycle PCJ
1-999-633-7623
RB, Right arrow, Left arrow, Right arrow, RT, Left arrow, Right arrow, X, Right arrow, LT, LB, LB
Trash truck (Trashmaster)
1-999-8727-433
B, RB, B, RB, Left arrow, Left arrow, RB, LB, B, Right arrow
Sports car Pfister Comet
1-999-266-38
RB, B, RT, Right arrow, LB, LT, A, A, X, RB
Sports car Rapid GT
1-999-727-4348
RT, LB, B, Right arrow, LB, RB, Right arrow, Left arrow, B, RT
Stunt plane
1-999-227-678-676
B, Right arrow, LB, LT, Left arrow, RB, LB, LB, Left arrow, Left arrow, A, Y
Seaplane
1-999-398-4628
/
Submarine
1-999-282-2537
/
This is what the cheats look like
We took screenshots of the interesting cheat codes in GTA 5 and compiled them in the following gallery. This way, you can see what the cars and planes look like that you can summon.
There are no money cheats for Grand Theft Auto V. Neither on PC nor on PS4/PS5 or Xbox. You can earn money in various ways in the game, such as by investing in stocks or making a lot of cash in heists.
In the world of GTA Online, the ways to earn money are even broader. Whether as the head of a biker club or as a drug dealer via plane – there are many ways to fill your accounts. We show you, if GTA Online is still worth it in 2023 and if so, for whom?
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Forest Reigns is a new game from a former Stalker developer on Steam. And you can tell: Not only is it a shooter, but the post-apocalyptic scenario is also present here, though different from what was known before.
What is Forest Reigns? The game is developed by VG Entertainment and is led by Ruslan Didenko. He was involved in Stalker: Call of Pripyat among other projects and has experience with the post-apocalypse.
This is exactly where Forest Reigns takes players. The survival shooter is set in a future version of Paris, where nothing of an atomic disaster and its consequences is visible, unlike in Stalker. On the contrary: Nature is thriving and flourishing, which leads us directly to the standout feature of Forest Reigns.
As the game’s name suggests, nature reigns here. This means both a curse and a blessing for the players.
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Nature Takes Back Paris: Trailer for Forest Reigns
Do you have a green thumb?
How does the game work? Paris is hardly recognizable in Forest Reigns. Everywhere, plants and mutated trees grow. They cover houses, streets, and lamp posts. It quickly becomes clear that nature has reclaimed the city.
In between, hostile soldiers and mutated animals roam the city. They are your opponents that you can combat with the help of Mother Nature. It should be possible to take advantage of the mutated trees. For example, if you shoot at a root, it grows in seconds and provides cover.
Or you shoot at flying spores that then explode and deal significant damage to your enemies. These are just two examples; in general, the developers want to create an immersive experience where you always incorporate your surroundings into the fights. Initial gameplay is shown in a video by IGN on YouTube.
But beware: At the end of the day, even your character is just a small piece of a puzzle in a world where humans have little say. This means you need to gather resources and adapt to nature. Otherwise, you may become a victim as well.
Forest Reigns aims to create a scenario that you can benefit from, but which can also become a great danger for you. Nature does not distinguish between friend and foe.
Is there Crossplay in GTA Online so that players on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox can play together? We explain what you need to know about Crossplay.
Update, April 10, 2026: The article has been reviewed and is up to date.
What you need to know: GTA Online has been around for many years and console generations. Starting on PS3 | Xbox 360 and PS4 | Xbox One, now also on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. You can also play it on PC for many years now.
Many players wonder if there is Crossplay for GTA Online. For example, you could play with your friends on PS4 while you are gaming on PC. Here we show you where Crossplay is possible in GTA Online and where it is not.
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Crossplay in GTA Online explained
We will address every possible combination below and show you whether Crossplay works there.
Crossplay between PS4/PS5 and PC
Is that possible? No, there is no Crossplay between PC and PlayStation (PS4 and PS5). You cannot play together.
Crossplay between PS4/PS5 and Xbox
Is that possible? No, you cannot play together on PS4 or PS5 with Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S. Crossplay between the different consoles is not active.
The console generations can play together. So Crossplay between PS4 and PS5 is possible. Similarly, Crossplay between Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S is possible.
But there are exceptions here as well. Those playing the Enhanced version cannot play with players of the old version. You can bypass this by playing the PS4 version of GTA Online on PS5. Then you can also play with PS4 players.
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Everything you need to know about GTA Online – in 2 minutes
Crossplay between Xbox and PC
Is that possible? No, Xbox players cannot play GTA Online with PC players in Crossplay. Again, the combination of console and PC is not available.
Crossplay between Steam, Epic Games, and Social Club (Rockstar Launcher)
Is that possible? Yes, there is the possibility here. On PC, all players can play with each other.
All players from the Epic Games Store, the Rockstar Launcher, and Steam can play together in Crossplay. You will be connected on PC through the Social Club. Here you can add each other as friends and join each other’s game sessions.
Will there be Crossplay between PlayStation/Xbox and PC or Xbox and PlayStation?
This is the status: So far, there are no official statements that GTA Online wants to expand its Crossplay. Although the developers are always full of surprises, it is rather unlikely (but not impossible) that a game from 2013 will overhaul everything again. The upcoming release of GTA 6 also makes a Crossplay update rather unlikely.
As soon as there are official announcements on the topic, you will find out here on MeinMMO.
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There are some anime series that have made a name for themselves even outside of the community. The reason for this is often controversial. MeinMMO shows you 5 anime that remain unforgettable to viewers for unusual reasons.
Warning: In the following article, we also talk about topics related to explicit and sexual violence.
How were the animes selected? Many of the series on this list are primarily known for a controversial reason. This has led to the creation of memes, celebrated in the community (and beyond!).
The order in which we mention the animes does not matter. If you can think of other anime series that deserve a spot on the list, feel free to let us know in the comments!
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Made in Abyss
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Made in Abyss: Trailer for the Adventure Anime
What is the anime about? The Abyss is a gigantic chasm divided into several levels. Each level has a different curse that makes the descent to the bottom increasingly difficult. These include nausea and internal bleeding.
The young girl Riko still wants to go to the Abyss. She suspects that her mother is there. Together with her robot friend Reg, she wants to fight her way to the last level of the Abyss.
Why is it known for the wrong reasons? The anime is known for a particularly brutal scene, which stands in stark contrast to its appearance. Mitty and Nanachi, two children, are locked in capsules. Nanachi’s curse is transferred to Mitty, turning Nanachi into a rabbit-human hybrid.
However, this does not end well for Mitty. She screams in pain and her body deforms. She even begs Nanachi through the capsule wall to just kill her because she is suffering so much. Mitty transforms into a lump of living flesh that still has one eye, limbs, and a deformed mouth. The scene is so disgusting that it is known to many.
Goblin Slayer
The group around Goblin Slayer is a colorful mix.
What is the anime about? Goblin Slayer is all about the little nuisances that many gamers know as weak sidekicks. However, the anime shows how brutal the creatures really are and what impact their actions have on the world.
The Goblin Slayer has made it his mission to kill only these monsters. He receives a lot of ridicule for this, as there are far greater monsters that offer a bigger bounty. Nevertheless, several characters join him throughout the anime and support him on his journey.
Why is it known for the wrong reasons? Although goblins themselves are not a great threat, the anime directly shows what they are capable of. The first episode stuck in the minds of many fans as the goblins revealed a brutal side.
The group around a young priestess is systematically wiped out. Some people are brutally beaten down. One girl has it particularly hard as she is raped by the goblins. Although the scene is only implied, it disturbed numerous viewers after just 10 minutes. This may deter many, even though the anime has a lot of warmth and a profound main character to offer.
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Robert Habeck, Minister of Economic Affairs and Vice Chancellor of Germany, sat on January 14, 2025, in front of 50,000 viewers on Twitch with streamer HandOfBlood at the tiled table. MeinMMO took a closer look at this.
What was that for a stream? On January 14, 2025, Robert Habeck, the Green Chancellor candidate, was a guest on the stream of Maximilian “HandOfBlood” Knabe on Twitch. At the peak, nearly 50,000 people watched what the two had to discuss at the tiled table. We have already reported on the stream on MeinMMO.
Content-wise, it was about topics that HandOfBlood himself cares about. The streamer, who apparently sees himself in a kind of mediator role in the ongoing conflict on Twitch, spoke with the politician about hate on the internet. It also revolved around animal welfare and e-sports. On GameStar, you will find a content analysis of the conversation.
You can watch a clip of the stream directly here:
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10 Years After LeFloid – Finally, Hänno’s Grandpa Can Also Be Proud of Him
What makes the conversation so special? That a chancellor candidate suddenly appears as a guest in a Twitch stream during the election campaign, makes East Frisian jokes, and has chat emotes explained to him is initially unusual.
In Germany, the interview of YouTuber LeFloid with then-Chancellor Angela Merkel in the summer of 2015 probably comes closest. The 30-minute video was viewed by nearly 6 million people on YouTube.
One of the viewers was HandOfBlood himself, who commented at the time: “Now my grandpa would even be proud of me. So, in your place and stuff… <3” Now he has not only caught up with the YouTuber but perhaps even surpassed him. On Reddit, one user now says: “In the past, LeFloid had to go to Merkel. Today Habeck comes to Hänno.”
The balance of power seems to have shifted – there is no lightly intimidated content creator sitting before the throne, but the politician is a guest with the “top Twitcher” and has to find his way in this online environment.
LeFloid reflected in 2024 on the interview, saying that he was already aware that he had been “used” as a mouthpiece for a generation that the party otherwise could not reach. For him, this was – apart from an interesting opportunity – also a “huge PR stunt” (via YouTube).
The comments agree with him: It had been a huge topic back then, and they say that it had been talked about for weeks on the playground; for many, it was probably a groundbreaking moment where life realities came together that otherwise had hardly any points of contact: A prominent politician spoke with the funny guy from YouTube.
What is interesting today is that the Habeck interview took place precisely with a HandOfBlood: Although the Wahl-Spandauer is a popular gaming influencer, there are significantly larger and more established streamers in the German-speaking Twitch.
Since “Hänno” announced his transition from YouTube to Twitch at the beginning of 2024, he has proven an astonishing talent to win prominent guests like DJ Ötzi or Evil Jared for his stream. However, as he admits himself, these were entertainers like himself – a politician is a completely different caliber.
The stream now seems to confirm that HandOfBlood occupies a special role in the German Twitch. After all, it is hard to imagine Habeck sitting on the couch with MontanaBlack, taking a vape, or playing Clash of Clans with Trymacs.
The PR effect is likely to be felt by HandOfBlood as well: His stream reached on average twice to three times as many viewers as usual, at the peak it was more than five times. The accompanying video on YouTube is at 20,000 views after 3 hours (as of 12:30).
Whether this is also profitable for Habeck, and whether a young audience could be won, will show at the latest on February 23, 2025, at the federal election.
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HandOfBlood: The most important thing about the YouTuber and Twitch streamer in under a minute
Curiosity or Election Campaign 2.0?
An opinion can hardly be formed based on the online reactions to the stream, as the curiosity factor seems to dominate predominantly. “Now I’ve seen everything!” is the title of a thread with more than 2,500 upvotes on Reddit.
LoL commentator “Mori” speaks on X of a “fever dream”, Twitch colleague “MrMoregame” even found the stream to be “ghostly sick” (via X) and GameStar colleague Maurice Weber praises: “A doer, this Mr. Knabe.” (via X)
In the comments under all the posts, you can read again and again how “strong” the action was from both sides. The conversation is perceived as pleasant and on an equal footing – far removed from the sterile atmosphere of LeFloid’s interview at that time.
So Habeck seems to have earned himself some sympathy points.
However, those who were critical of the Greens before the stream probably still are after it. In the meantime, such “critics” flooded the chat with hate messages and blue hearts. However, not too many AfD supporters are likely to have been found in HandOfBlood’s community, as he had already clearly positioned himself against them in 2022: LoL team of HandOfBlood takes a stand against the AfD – “Perverse understanding of freedom”
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Anyone who has played Monster Hunter knows that the size ratio of human to monster is not always fair. Amidst all the swords and guns, including large ballistae and dragon slayers, there is a lack of development and progress of villages and civilization. But why?
Where have all the people gone? On Reddit, a user asked why he hunts giant monsters with guns and artillery, yet there are no large cities or civilizations with more than a handful of people.
He suspects a lack of oil for industrial machines or vehicles, but the community is well-informed.
The answer lies in the history of Monster Hunter. In fact, there was once a civilization of such scale, in the form of the Kingdom of Schrade, which existed millennia before the events of the games. But what became of it?
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Monster Hunter Wilds: New Trailer Reveals Release Date
What was this realm like? The heart of this realm is Castle Schrade, surrounded by the two cities Verudo in the west and Riveru in the east. The cities were built with huge weapons, artillery, and lookout towers against monsters and especially the elder dragons.
An elder dragon is a rare monster that is usually very aggressive towards humans. They do not have a specific habitat, like a Barroth in the desert or mud. In Monster Hunter World, they are referred to as destructive, living, and breathing natural disasters.
The Fall of the Kingdom
What happened in Schrade? The official Monster Hunter wiki provides information about the fate of the civilization. According to it, chaos broke out without warning: the elder dragon Fatalis flew over the land and engulfed the cities and villages, as well as the settlement of Minegarde, in raging fire.
Minegarde was a hub for guilds and hunters and home to some of the most advanced technologies.
This monster is inspired by a wyvern from European mythology. With huge fireballs and spewing flames, Fatalis swept across all of Schrade, single-handedly destroying the once revolutionary and magnificent kingdom.
Only Castle Schrade remains, and since the great wyvern disaster, it is the last sign of a once-great civilization. The sky is drenched in bloody red, and Fatalis continues to reign in his castle to this day.
How does this affect the games? Because of this event and the fact that much of the technology in Minegarde was destroyed, no large cities or kingdoms are built to this day, for fear of the powers of the elder dragons.
This is what it looks like for hunters today: In a relaxed moment, you play with the small monsters for some leather, when a full-grown giant Rathalos comes around the corner and sweeps you away several dozen meters with its spiked tail. Armed with a sword and shield, you stand your ground against it and think: Thank goodness that’s not a Fatalis!
Despite all the terror brought by the elder dragon, the hunter guilds come together to challenge the wilderness. Unfortunately, you will have to wait until February 28, 2025, but you can get a taste of what’s to come in just a few weeks at the second open beta of Monster Hunter Wilds.
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Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris is currently the largest streamer on Twitch. This is due to his elite guild in WoW, OnlyFangs, but he had to take strong action: He kicked out the popular streamer Pirate Software. The former Blizzard developer failed as a mage because he panicked.
What happened? The guild OnlyFangs plays WoW on a Classic Hardcore server. If you die here, your character is gone.
While the other four players are still trying to stop and defeat the enemies, Pirate Software brings himself to safety and says he has too little mana to help at all. In retrospect, it is pointed out to him that he could have solved the mana problem himself.
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Blizzard bans the man who ruined WoW Hardcore
Pirate Software runs away and lets party members die
What is the problem? This fleeing is known as “making the Roach” – fleeing and leaving your friends behind. The teammates urge him to come back and help, but Pirate Software is already gone.
Ultimately, two guild members from OnlyFangs died in the action: Snupy and Sara, tank and healer in that situation.
In a discussion about what exactly went wrong, Pirate Software simply leaves the conversation.
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This was the discussion: In the following days, there was a controversial discussion about the failed pull and especially about the behavior of Pirate Software:
Some defended Pirate Software. It wasn’t his fault that the others died; he had still cast the Blizzard spell. What could he do if the druid decided to tank again instead of fleeing consistently? Others found his behavior selfish and cowardly.
One user on Reddit says: Pirate Software is actually a decent guy, but he never admits his own mistakes and loves to bask in his knowledge and abilities. At that point, it’s necessary to admit one’s own mistakes. With his behavior, he is alienating some fans.
They don’t expect much from him, just to take responsibility.
Even when he was directly asked by the rogue player to admit his mistakes, Pirate Software blocked it and confirmed his position. At that moment, he seemed tired of the discussion and considered the case settled.
This was actually the behavior that led to Pirate Software’s downfall:
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Pirate Software feels unjustly accused, sees witch hunt
This is what Pirate Software himself says: The streamer said on X on January 13, that everyone played wrong and made mistakes in that situation – including him. He never claimed to be a “godgamer”; he is just a former Blizzard developer who played as a mage for years.
It’s nonsense to pin this action solely on him and that he should be attacked like this. When people demand to cancel him, that is very unhealthy behavior; people are living too much through their favorite creator.
This is now his kick: The guild leader of OnlyFangs, Sodapoppin, has now kicked Pirate Software out of the guild. He seems to lack the insight that he messed up. Instead, he would still reinforce his position in some clips.
Sodapoppin says: Many in the guild now feel uncomfortable playing with Pirate Software when he causes so much drama. Sodapoppin thinks that by kicking him out now, he is making the right decision, even though it still feels bad. But he hopes that the whole story is now concluded.
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In a statement on Twitch, Sodapoppin says: Pirate Software could have saved the two players if he had played the mage reasonably. However, he panicked and then refused to take responsibility for his actions. That’s all.
Sodapoppin probably has more sympathy for the victims in this situation because he himself lost his character. His current position as No. 1 on Twitch is also due to the fact that he played WoW like crazy last week to level up to 60 again and lead the guild again: Leader of the elite Twitch guild dies stupidly in WoW and is like petrified
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In EA FC 25, the new player roles significantly influence your tactics. On MeinMMO, we present the advantages and disadvantages of the 5 best player roles.We also show you a suitable formation to fit them all into your team.
Update from January 15, 2025 (1:00 PM): We have revised the article and added a new formation for the best player roles.
What are player roles anyway? Player roles are a new feature in FC 25 that replaces tactical player instructions. Player roles determine how your professional behaves when you are not actively controlling him. This applies to the offense when you are in possession of the ball, but also to the defense when your opponent has the ball.
In EA FC 25, you have access to 33 player roles. For most roles, you can choose between at least 2 of a total of 4 focuses.
Additionally, a player can master a role to varying degrees. This is expressed by the plus signs:
Player Role++: The professional masters the role perfectly.
Perfect positioning and runs regarding the role are recognized the fastest.
Player Role+: The professional masters the role better than other players
Positioning and runs are recognized very quickly.
Player Role (without Plus): The professional masters the role
EA SPORTS FC 25 | Official Deep Dive into Gameplay
The Advantages and Disadvantages of the 5 Best Player Roles
“Defensive Professional” for Center-Backs (CB)
The Defensive Professional is the center-back in the classical sense. The role is focused on maintaining the defensive line and preventing gaps. Thus, the role comes closest to the core task of a defender, which is to take care of defense.
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Role:
defensive stability
no gaps in the defensive line
always stays back
does not participate in the build-up play
static in position, does not make creative runs
“Full-Back” for Right/Left-Back (RB/LB)
In the role of Full-Back, your RB or LB takes care of defensive stability. He forms a more or less tight defensive line with the center-backs, depending on the focus (balance/defense).
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Role:
defensive stability
tightens and compacts your defensive line
always stays back
provides an additional passing option against high-pressing opponents
does not participate in offensive actions
does not make creative runs
“(Deep-lying) Engine” for Central (Defensive/Offensive) Midfielders (CDM/CM/AM)
The role of (deep-lying) engine is one of the most balanced roles in FC 25 and essential for build-up play. The professional moves across the entire width of the pitch between defense and attack, providing an important link between defense and offense.
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Role:
provides you with additional defensive stability
makes himself available and participates in the build-up play
can support your offense with creative runs
is found all over the pitch
does not always position perfectly in defense
“Center Forward Professional” for Left/Right Wingers (LW/RW)
The Center Forward Professional starts on the wing and can dynamically cut in towards the goal. Initially, he provides you with a passing option on the wings and then creates additional goal threat in the center of the pitch.
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Role:
flexible passing option on the wing and in the middle
high dynamism when cutting into the center of the pitch
more goal threat by having an additional striker
uses a lot of stamina
sometimes lacks as a passing option on the wings against closely positioned opponents
“Striker Professional” for Strikers (ST)
The Striker Professional is a participating attacker who primarily operates just ahead of or between the opposing center-backs. Although he is mainly responsible for scoring goals and tries to make deep runs behind the opposing defense, he also reliably provides you with a passing option in the center.
Advantages and Disadvantages of the Role:
versatile attacker
good runs to create goal opportunities
passing option in front of the opposing defense line
primarily restricts himself to the center
What is the best role for a goalkeeper? We found only slight differences among goalkeepers in the 2 different roles. Here we recommend using the goalkeeper in the role that he masters with a “+” or a “++”.
Here is what a 4-2-1-3 formation with the best player roles could look like
The formation offers you a balance between stable defense and creative offensive play thanks to the best player roles:
in defense, 2 defensive professionals and a full-back secure you
in central midfield, the deep-lying engine (CDM) and the engine (CAM) provide creativity
on the wings, the center forward professional cuts in and supports the striker
in the attack, the striker professional provides a passing option in the center and poses a goal threat with runs behind the defense
With the best player roles, you can experiment regarding the various focuses. These lead to different positioning of players on the field or different running patterns in defense or offense. With 2 settings in FC 25, you can also change your tactics and the behavior of your professionals directly in the game: 2 settings are somewhat hidden but can change your tactics in seconds.
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Team Rocket has returned to Pokémon GO and with them come some Crypto Raids. There is a small sensation happening within the event.
What kind of event is this? The Fashion Week: Takeover is the current Rocket event. It runs from January 15, 2025 at 00:00 until Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 20:00.
While most content and bonuses are similar to those from previous Rocket events, there is a bonus that is active for the first time in Pokémon GO. And it can be really useful for you.
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Relaxed Raiding from the Couch
What kind of bonus is this? While you can normally only participate in Crypto Raids on-site and not from a distance, this is different within the event.
For the first time, you have the opportunity to participate in Crypto Raids via remote raid. The bonus is activated for 1-, 3-, and 5-star Crypto Raids. To complete a Crypto Raid from a distance, you need a Remote Raid Pass to participate. Other raid passes cannot be used for this.
This bonus also applies to the Raid Day with Crypto Ho-Oh, which takes place during the Rocket Takeover on Sunday, January 19, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
During the Raid Day with Crypto Ho-Oh, the maximum daily number of Remote Raids is also increased to 20. This bonus is valid from Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM until Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM.
Is the bonus permanent? Whether the bonus will remain active in the game permanently is questionable. On the official Pokémon GO page, the following statement can be found:
“For the first time in Pokémon GO, Remote Raid Passes can be used to participate in Crypto Raids during the event.”
It can therefore be assumed that the bonus is currently only active during the Rocket Takeover and will be turned off afterwards. Whether the bonus will be reactivated for other events remains to be seen.
In addition to the Fashion Week and the takeover of the event by Team GO Rocket, there are more events in January in Pokémon GO that will provide you with all sorts of content and bonuses. If you want an overview, take a look at our summary of all events in January 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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Nine years have passed since the release of Fallout 4, and those looking for a replacement will be disappointed. There are not many suitable alternatives, but one studio could change that in 2025.
What kind of game is Atomfall? The studio “Rebellion,” known primarily for its “Sniper Elite” titles, is venturing into a new project: Atomfall.
Atomfall is a single-player action survival game set in an alternative timeline of old Britain, using the real event of Windscale 1957 as its template.
A nuclear disaster has turned the northern part of England into a quarantine zone where people must fight for their survival. You, as a nameless survivor, must explore the open world, uncover the mystery behind the disaster, and above all, try to survive.
All of this sounds enticing, but what similarities do Atomfall and Fallout have, and what distinguishes the two games? We will show you.
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Gameplay trailer for Atomfall shows you how to survive in idyllic England
Similarities: Open World and Retro-Futurism
What do both games have in common? Anyone who has spent countless hours in Fallout can feel at home when viewing the trailers for Atomfall. According to the gameplay trailer from Rebellion, Atomfall offers a vast world full of secrets that you can explore.
Alongside many locations, villages, and ruins, you will also enter abandoned facilities and bunkers to uncover the full extent of the disaster and fill your pockets. These are either guarded by soldiers, cultists, or large robots – almost just like in Fallout.
Stay away from the cultistsAggressive robots that know no mercy
The world is also filled with many NPCs that can assist you in your investigations. They provide you with information about new places, people, and the history.
The combat system is similarly designed to Fallout’s first-person mode, but you do not have an automatic targeting system (V.A.T.S) and cannot switch to third-person view. In combat, you use all the weapons you can find on your travels.
From melee weapons like clubs and axes to old firearms like shotguns and pistols. Grenades are also present and can be crafted as needed with the crafting system.
In addition to a crafting system, there is also a manageable skill system. This affects your fights, interactions with NPCs, and the construction and upgrading of new weapons and items for combat.
However, there are also some aspects of Atomfall that Fallout does not share, which are more reminiscent of a survival game.
Differences: No Quest System and Character Creation
How do the games differ? If you want a classic quest system like in Fallout, we must disappoint you – it does not exist. You set your own quests by exploring your environment driven by wanderlust and curiosity.
Additionally, you cannot customize your playable protagonist. He or she is nameless, and their gender is unknown. Fallout also has its own brand of humor, while Atomfall adopts a much darker tone and even offers various horror elements through the abandoned locations, which hold some abominations.
Anyone looking for a new experience in a post-apocalyptic world, with a more realistic touch, should definitely check out Atomfall. The game releases on March 27, 2025, on Steam, PS4/PS5, and Xbox Series/One. For more on survival games, check out our comprehensive list: The 29 Best Survival Games for PS5, Steam, and Xbox
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A well-known tech YouTuber receives a huge Nvidia graphics card that was never officially released – and shows what it can do. The prototype of an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 with a gigantic cooler resembles the rumors about the never-released RTX 4090 Ti. Gamers Nexus has tested the card and demonstrates what performance it could have delivered.
What kind of graphics card is this? A user on Reddit supposedly rescued a GeForce RTX 4090 Ti from a container, and the community was astonished by the discovery. The graphics card, initially referred to as “RTX 4090 Ti,” attracted a lot of attention because it was supposedly a model that was never officially released. However, as soon as the first pictures were online, they were deleted again.
Now YouTuber Gamers Nexus has gotten hold of the graphics card and subjected it to thorough testing. Gamers Nexus is one of the most well-known YouTubers in the tech field, regularly testing hardware. In a recent video, he took a look at Nvidia’s prototype.
Interestingly, he received the card from an anonymous person who provided him the NVIDIA prototype. It is likely an engineering sample. However, as he does not elaborate further on the receipt, the details remain unclear.
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What makes this prototype so special
Steve Burke, the head of the channel, explained in his video that the prototype from Nvidia is equipped with some unique features:
Massive Quad-Slot Cooler: The cooler is particularly large and uses multiple heat pipes to dissipate heat better. At the same time, the airflow has been cleverly designed to effectively distribute heat and keep the card cooler.
Unusual PCB Arrangement: The printed circuit board (PCB) has been rotated 90°, which not only provides more stability but also distributes heat better. This makes cooling even more efficient, as the hot areas are optimally relieved.
Direct and Stable Power Supply: The PCB provides a particularly stable power supply to the GPU, which is crucial for performance during heavy use or high loads. This could help avoid overheating and performance loss.
The GPU chip corresponds to that of the regular RTX 4090, further underscoring the assumption that it is merely a modified version.
The prototype is noticeably cooler, but slower than a proper RTX 4090
This is what emerged from the testing: The prototype showed an interesting mix of strengths and weaknesses during performance tests:
Cooling Performance: The graphics card remained about 20 degrees cooler than the standard RTX 4090 even at a power consumption of 600 watts. This improved cooling indicates a better cooling design.
Noise Level: Thanks to the larger cooler, the noise level of the card could be reduced, ensuring quieter use, despite noticeable frequency spikes during the test.
Gaming Performance: The performance in the gaming test was about 62 FPS, which is approximately 10 percent less compared to the standard RTX 4090. This could suggest a non-optimized prototype, as the card was recognized as an RTX 4090 in the driver.
Why not an RTX 4090 Ti? It should have been clear earlier that this prototype is not an RTX 4090 Ti. Although the card had differences in some aspects, the large cooling system was noticeable. However, the typical performance increases and technical differences one would expect from a Ti version were missing.
Many players have been complaining for several weeks about the state of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and this is now dividing the community.
What is happening with Black Ops 6 right now? A lot. A part of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 community is currently particularly dissatisfied. There are several problems that are taking the fun away from some players.
The aim assist is still so strong that “mouse and keyboard” players often see themselves at a disadvantage. Recently, when a CoD world champion wanted to prove that the aim assist is not that strong, his attempt backfired completely.
Additionally, there is criticism of the maps, overly colorful skins and effects, and new microtransactions. However, the biggest problem is clearly the many cheaters that Black Ops 6 simply cannot control. Nevertheless, some players enjoy the shooter and are annoyed that the community is constantly complaining.
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“Stop having fun”
What are the players saying? Some players clearly express on social media that they are annoyed by the negative atmosphere within the community.
For example, a user posted a meme on Reddit, in which a character shouts “Stop having fun” while 4 other characters are playing Black Ops 6. He wrote, “the current state of BO6.” The post gathered nearly two thousand upvotes and received support in the comments as well. One user noted, for instance, that he would actually have even more fun. However, there are still many comments listing numerous problems, even though they claim to have fun with the game.
Another user addressed the critical videos of many YouTubers in his post on Reddit. He is tired of every video currently having titles like “COD is unplayable” or “They did it again, you won’t believe it.” This post also gathered around 500 upvotes.
In the comments, one player notes that he has never seen so many friends and family members playing CoD before Black Ops 6, even though everyone says the game is dead.
Why are they having fun despite the problems? Call of Duty appeals to a broad audience of players. Besides the core gamers who play a lot and are thus inevitably confronted with the problems, the shooter also attracts many casual gamers – especially on consoles.
A player who only plays for an hour on the PS5 from the sofa after work and avoids ranked will not necessarily encounter or be disturbed by the major problems of the game. Cheaters are likely less active in these lobbies, the skins don’t matter to the person, they themselves use the aim assist, and skill-based damage and other community myths may be completely unknown.
In Pokémon GO, Team GO Rocket returns. In addition to the debut of Crypto-Palkia, the event brings many other strong contents.
What kind of event is this? Team GO Rocket returns as part of the Fashion Week: Takeover. The event starts on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 00:00 and runs until Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 20:00.
Along with some contents and bonuses that are regularly active in Rocket events, the event also introduces Crypto-Palkia, a new legendary Crypto-Pokémon, and some debuts of Crypto-Monsters.
Additionally, there awaits a completely new Pokémon and the return of a legendary monster from the 2nd generation.
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Crypto-Palkia and other monsters in the event
What debuts are there in the event? The big highlight of the event is likely the debut of Crypto-Palkia. At the beginning of the event, you will receive a special research task, where you will get a Super Rocket Radar. You have until March 4, 2025, at 09:59 to challenge Giovanni and obtain the strong Dragon-Pokémon.
In addition to Palkia, there are also six more Crypto-Monsters that you can acquire for the first time at the start of the event. These are the following monsters:
Crypto-Schwalbini
Crypto-Serpifeu
Crypto-Floink
Crypto-Ottaro
Crypto-Unratütox
Crypto-Scoppel
Additionally, you can encounter Sproxi for the first time at the start of the event. The Pokémon from the 9th generation has the types Poison and Normal and with Affiti also has an evolution. You can obtain this monster by hatching 12 km eggs. With a bit of luck, you might even get it as a Shiny.
What other Pokémon are there in the event? On Sunday, January 19, 2025, there will also be an event within the event called Crypto Raid Day from 14:00 to 17:00. Here you can challenge Crypto-Ho-Oh and have an increased chance of obtaining it as a Shiny.
Additionally, during the Raid Day, you can teach Ho-Oh the Charged Move Sacred Fire if you use a Charged TM.
During Team GO Rocket’s takeover, you can also encounter the following Pokémon in raids:
1-Star Crypto Raids:
Crypto-Nidoran♀*
Crypto-Nidoran♂*
Crypto-Karnimani
Crypto-Trasla*
3-Star Crypto Raids:
Crypto-Elektek
Crypto-Magmar
Crypto-Woingenau
The Pokémon marked with a * can also be caught in their Shiny forms if you are lucky.
What bonuses are there in the event? In addition to a relatively large number of new Crypto-Pokémon, there are also the following bonuses in the event:
Team GO Rocket appears in balloons and at PokéStops more frequently than usual
The Charged Move “Frustration” can be forgotten with a Charged TM
Crypto Raids can be completed with Remote Raid Passes
Snapshot surprises with a costumed Glibunkel
Field researches: If you complete the event-related field research tasks, you can receive additional mysterious parts as well as Instant and Charged TMs as rewards.
Collector challenge: There will also be a collector challenge during this event. This revolves around catching Pokémon and rewards you with Stardust and an encounter with Unratütox.
PokéStop showcases: You can also participate in showcases within the takeover with suitable event Pokémon and receive various rewards.
In addition to the Rocket event, many other contents will also await you in the game in January 2025 as usual. If you want to get an overview of when you can find which contents in the game, take a look at our overview with all events in January 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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