Numerous older games have recently disappeared for German players on Steam. However, the community is committed to bringing the players back.
Why have the games disappeared? On November 15, 2024, a legal regulation came into effect in Germany requiring all games on Steam to have an age rating. The reasoning behind this action lies in youth protection.
This resulted in 23,000 unverified games disappearing from the platform for German players. This primarily affects older games, as all games released on Steam since 2020 must undergo an age rating as part of the release process.
While many players miss some of their games, the community has a plan to bring the games back.
Among the many titles on Steam, there are some curiosities, such as Supermarket Together. You can watch the trailer here:
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Supermarket Together: The Trailer for the Simulation on Steam
Small process, big effect
What is this plan? As soon as the developers of a game perform the age rating for their game on Steam, the title will also reappear in the libraries of German players. This process is a quick one that takes only a few minutes.
The community call on Reddit aims to contact the developers and studios of the affected games and ask them to complete the age rating for their games. Additionally, the post includes a guide for developers on how to perform the rating.
While the chance of reaching large studios might be lower, especially indie developers could be relatively easy to contact. This could mean that some of the 23,000 missing games will be available again in the foreseeable future.
The relatively easy-to-collect Dragoran deck in Pokémon TCG Pocket is an interesting deck with a special feature. We have summarized how it is set up and what makes it special for you.
For most current decks that can be found in the Tier List of the best decks in Pokémon TCG Pocket, you need to collect some very rare cards. If you have found such a card, you usually still need to be lucky enough to get a second copy of it to play the corresponding deck well.
The Dragoran deck deviates from this norm. All the cards you need for this have a maximum rarity of ♢♢♢, which means you can collect them relatively easily without having to use your pack points for it.
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Dragoran Deck – These are the cards you need
There are 2 variants in which you can play this deck. However, they differ only minimally and are essentially identical. For the first variant, you need the following cards:
2x Dratini (♢)
2x Dragonir (♢♢)
2x Dragoran (♢♢♢)
2x Snomnom (♢)
2x Mottineva (♢♢)
2x Pokéball
2x X-Initiative
2x Misty (♢♢)
2x Professor’s Research
2x Sabrina (♢♢)
Where can I get the cards? You can find Dratini and its two evolutions in the Mewtwo packs. Sabrina can only be found in the Charizard packs and Misty only in the Pikachu pack. While you can draw Snomnom and Mottineva in all 3 booster packs, the other cards can be purchased in the shop.
How to play the Dragoran deck
The core of this deck is to evolve and power up Dragoran with energies so that you can attack with this card. Since Dragoran is a stage 2 card and requires 4 energies, this process can take several turns.
Therefore, you first play Snomnom or ideally Mottineva. With its attack, you can force the opponent’s Pokémon into a state of sleep, giving it only a 50/50 chance of attacking you in the next turn. This can buy you valuable time that you need for Dragoran.
If you have a finished Dragoran on the bench, then switch it to the active position and attack with it. Dragoran not only has a hefty 160 HP, which allows it to survive a regular “Psycho Drive” from Mewtwo ex, but it also distributes 4 times 50 damage among the opponent’s Pokémon.
The specialty of the deck
While Dragoran can deal 4 times 50 damage per turn and thus reach a total of 200 damage per turn, there is a special feature with this card.
Normally, you attack the opponent’s active Pokémon with an attack, but with Dragoran, it is random how the respective 50 damage points are distributed among the opponent’s cards.
This means you can also defeat Pokémon that are on your opponent’s bench. However, it can also happen that all 4 of your opponent’s Pokémon are attacked in one round and none of them are defeated if they still have remaining HP.
Additionally, you must carry 2 types of energy cards for this deck. Dragoran requires both Electric and Water energy to be able to attack.
Alternative version for the deck
You can also play a slightly modified version of this deck. For this, you swap out the following cards:
Snomnom for Smogon
Mottineva for Smogmog
Misty for Koga
The core idea of the deck is identical here, except that you use Smogmog with its ability until you have finished Dragoran, and then swap the two monsters.
Since no Darkness energy is planned in this deck, Smogmog cannot attack directly. However, with its ability, you can poison the active Pokémon of your opponent each turn.
You can find Smogon, Smogmog, and Koga in the Mewtwo packs.
What is the weakness of the deck? Dragoran itself has no weakness, so there is no type that deals additional damage to this card with an attack.
The downside of this deck is the long preparation needed to fully evolve Dragoran and supply it with energy cards.
The fact that you cannot actively choose which Pokémon you want to attack with Dragoran and thus a considerable element of chance is involved can be seen as a disadvantage of this deck.
In addition to the Dragoran deck, there are several other decks you can fall back on in Pokémon TCG Pocket if you have the right cards. One of the currently strongest and most popular decks relies on one of the most iconic characters from the Pokémon franchise: Pikachu ex Deck – How to build one of the best decks in Pokémon TCG Pocket.
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Jonathan Rogers, Game Director of Path of Exile 2, talked about a mistake made by the biggest competitor that should definitely be avoided. Bigger isn’t always better.
What is this mistake? In the new episode of the “Tavern Talk” podcast (via YouTube), Jonathan Rogers explained that the damage numbers in Diablo 4 are already far too high, which would undermine readability and the player experience. If the numbers are too high, a value squish would have to be performed, which often only provides short-term improvement.
The head developer is confident that this problem will not exist in Path of Exile 2. Rogers explains:
Path of Exile obviously went pretty crazy at some point, but at the same time we had many years when things weren’t like that. Our numbers don’t scale as quickly as those of other games and they don’t rise exponentially, which means we don’t have to worry about trillions of damage or similar.
Of course, the developers want to give players a noticeable increase in power, but not in a way that would break the game. Accordingly, the numbers and values in Path of Exile 2 will be relatively small and will increase gradually.
This way, damage numbers can be kept readable during combat over the long term and value squishes can be avoided. “I don’t think we’ll ever have to do a number squish or anything like that,” Jonathan Rogers is certain.
Here you can see the gameplay trailer for the early access of Path of Exile 2:
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Path of Exile 2 shows new gameplay trailer for early access
What else do I need to know about Path of Exile 2? The release of Path of Exile 2 in early access is on December 6, 2024, at 8:00 PM, on Steam, via Epic Games Store, the in-house PC client, PS5 and Xbox.
Path of Exile 2 will initially only be accessible to supporters who have purchased a package for at least €30 or a top-tier supporter package, or who have invested $480 or more in the predecessor Path of Exile. Once the game is released in full version, it will be available to everyone for free.
Anyone selling items for Luzent in the auction house of Throne and Liberty always loses some units of real currency. The reason: taxes! The community is discussing the sense behind these costs.
What is the tax from the auction house of Throne and Liberty all about? This is exactly what the MMORPG community is currently discussing on Reddit. The discussion was initiated by user Civil_Store_5310. His colorful formulation:
“Honest question. Who the hell am I paying taxes to? I thought this game belonged to the fantasy genre, and I don’t like being drained by the tax office in my fantasy game.”
With this question, he is referring to the Luzent amount that is deducted from the actual amount for each sale of an item in the auction house. The standard tax rate is 20 percent, plus the castle tax rate, which is 2 percent on the server from the author of these lines.
Update from November 27, 2024: We have made small adjustments.
Bait and salt can be obtained relatively easily if you know where and how:
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Throne and Liberty: So bekommt ihr Köder und Salz
The Tax Office of Solisium
How does the community respond to this question? LemonZealousideal915 has an answer ready on Reddit that receives 771 upvotes and a lot of praise:
If you are looking for a reason – imagine people paying money to get Lucent. They now own Lucent. Then they buy things from other players, and their Lucent finds its way into the economy.
Eventually, there will be so much Lucent on a server that people will just exchange it for items. At that point, there would be hardly any reason to buy new Lucent. This must be prevented so that the flow of money does not stop. Therefore, the amount of Lucent must be reduced with every single purchase in the auction house.
This kind of gold or currency sink also exists in many other MMORPGs. For example, in WoW, Blizzard developers offered luxury items early on that were meant to draw gold out of the economy.
Taxes exist in Throne and Liberty not only in the auction house but also at the general goods merchants for your Sollant purchases.
What about the castle tax rate? This portion goes into a pot that the winners of the castle siege have access to (40 percent) – with the winners being able to adjust the tax rate as well. During the so-called inter-server guild battle, the guilds of the respective server also compete for the collected taxes of each guild.
Additionally, there is the tax transport event, where the legion must transport the taxes collected in their domain to the castle and protect them from attackers. If the Titan Cargo, which transports the taxes, is destroyed by another guild, the taxes will be divided depending on the contribution of the attackers to the destruction of the Titan Cargo. Reached max level 50 and what’s next? This is what awaits you in the endgame of Throne and Liberty.
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During the SC24, the Mountain from Game of Thrones took on a challenge in deadlifting: He lifted over 282,000 terabytes of SSDs – enough to store Baldur’s Gate 3 more than 2 million times.
What did the Mountain do? Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is an Icelandic strength athlete and actor. He is best known for his role as Gregor Clegane aka The Mountain starting from the fourth season of the hit series Game of Thrones.
As part of an event by the companies VDURA and Phison, he took part during the SC24, a high-end PC fair, in the American city of Atlanta, to break the record in Deadlift of Data. He managed to lift 451 kilograms or 282,000 terabytes of SSDs in the deadlift from the ground.
What are deadlifts? Deadlifts are an exercise where a weight lying on the floor is lifted from a bent-over position. The exercise is part of powerlifting, along with barbell squats and bench presses.
A completely different kind of data recording is introduced in this video:
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In Germany, there are over 400 USB sticks protruding from walls – What is the ‘Dead Drops’ project?
Enough SSDs to store Baldur’s Gate 3 more than 2 million times
How often can Baldur’s Gate 3 fit on the SSDs? The SSDs to be lifted were housed in two Silver Dollar deadlift boxes. In total, there was space for over 282,000 terabytes of SSDs. Specifically, these were over 2,200 units of the 128 terabyte PCIe Gen5 Pascari D205V SSD.
282,000 terabytes equals 282,000,000 gigabytes. That means, on all those SSDs, you could install the Game of the Year 2023 Baldur’s Gate 3 more than 2 million times.
Developer Larian states on Steam that you need 150 gigabytes of free storage space to install Baldur’s Gate 3. So, if someone wanted to fill up all the available storage on the Pascari drives simultaneously, they can only have a total of 1,880,000 concurrent installation processes running. In the editorial office, we checked the size of Baldur’s Gate 3: including all updates, the game currently requires 147.23 GB (as of 25.11.24).
By the way, you can watch the deadlift in full length here:
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What kind of SSD is this? The Pascari D205V SSD used as weight here is currently not available. It is supposed to launch in the second quarter of 2025. However, likely very few will install it in their gaming PCs:
According to the manufacturer Phison, the SSD is specifically designed for AI training and streaming.
A single Pascari D205V has up to 128 terabytes of storage and a PCIe-5.0×4 interface.
A read speed of 14,600 megabytes per second and a write speed of up to 3,200 megabytes per second.
The target audience for the Phison SSD is primarily large companies with equally high volumes of data to process. Phison itself also markets its product as a model for server systems.
For a gaming PC, around 1 terabyte of storage is usually sufficient, depending on personal usage patterns. Whether that is just enough for you or even too much, you can read about it here.
A player on Reddit is facing a dilemma: he is interested in the concept of Monster Hunter Wilds, but he finds that he is incredibly bad at Monster Hunter games. He wonders if he should even buy the new title when he can’t progress in the predecessor. The community helps him with his question.
What exactly is the user’s problem? User Andrest65 turns to the community in his thread via Reddit. He explains that he has always found Monster Hunter interesting and loves the idea of fighting and hunting giant monsters. However, he has a problem: he is a total failure when it comes to Monster Hunter.
He has played alternatives like Wild Hearts and managed well with them – but he finds no access to Monster Hunter Rise. According to his own statement, even the first few monsters pose problems for him, and there’s something about Monster Hunter that he seems unable to overcome. Nevertheless, he would like to play Monster Hunter Wilds and is now unsure if he, as a “noob,” can even play the game.
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Monster Hunter Wilds in the atmospheric 5th trailer
A passion that drives
What does the community advise him? The fans in the comments try to alleviate his concern. It doesn’t matter whether one is good or not. As long as one enjoys the game concept, one will automatically get better and progress eventually – that’s the whole fun of Monster Hunter:
SuperbTruth2621 encourages him via Reddit: “[ … ] if you enjoy it, you will naturally improve over time, as your passion for the game will drive you.”
IcePopsicleDragon (via Reddit) confirms: “Yes, everyone is bad in the beginning, but eventually it works out.”
Many commentators encourage Andrest65 to simply keep trying as long as he is having fun. Some also give him helpful tips that might make it easier for him to find access. They often suggest the following things:
To try different weapons, because just because one doesn’t fit his play style doesn’t mean another won’t work
To spend a lot of time in the training room or hunting small monsters and experimenting
To play with friends who can give him tips
To wait for a next beta or demo to specifically test Monster Hunter Wilds with its innovations again
Many also recommend that instead of Monster Hunter Rise, he should try Monster Hunter World.
Why Monster Hunter World? Monster Hunter World has offered the ability to ease the entry process with different weapon and armor sets since the release of the Iceborn expansion, helping players to reach the content of the add-on faster. You can start with either the Guardian set or the Defender set along with the corresponding weapons.
These sets also forgive more mistakes and make experimenting easier, which is why Monster Hunter World is often recommended to newcomers. The weapons deal significantly more damage earlier in the game, and the armors prevent the hunter from dying too quickly. This way, newcomers can more easily see which weapon type suits them and get to know the game concept better.
The “boost” lasts until the Iceborn expansion, allowing players to decide at any time during the main game whether they want the “true” challenge or prefer to enjoy a somewhat simplified gameplay experience. Therefore, Monster Hunter World is particularly accessible and beginner-friendly.
Whether this type of equipment will eventually return for Monster Hunter Wilds is still unknown. However, it is very likely since many features from Monster Hunter World are making a return in the latest installment. So, in the long term, the entry process for newcomers could also be made easier here. One piece of equipment that is confirmed to return, however, has some people unhappy: Coats return as equipment in Monster Hunter Wilds, but not everyone is happy about it
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In Pokémon GO the next Spotlight Hour is coming up. Here you can expect Wattzapf and an experience points bonus.
What kind of event is this? The Spotlight Hour is an event that takes place every Tuesday. You can expect at least one Pokémon that is the focus of the event and has a significantly increased spawn chance during the event.
Additionally, there is also a bonus that is active during the event time.
The next Spotlight Hour will take place on November 26, 2024. There you will find Wattzapf, a Pokémon from the 5th generation with the types Bug and Electric. It also has an evolution, Voltula.
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Dynamax in Pokémon Go – How to participate in the gigantic battles
Spotlight Hour on November 26 – Start and Bonuses
When does the Spotlight Hour start? As always, the Spotlight Hour begins at 6:00 PM. The event lasts for 60 minutes and will end at 7:00 PM.
What bonuses are active? If you catch Pokémon during the Spotlight Hour, you will receive double the amount of experience points. It doesn’t matter which Pokémon you catch – the bonus applies to all monsters you catch.
If you use a Lucky Egg, you can double the amount of experience points again.
Can you catch Shiny-Wattzapf? Yes. If you are lucky, you may also find and catch the Shiny form of Wattzapf.
Is the Spotlight Hour worth it? If you are looking for reinforcements for your raid teams, you won’t find them in this event. Neither Wattzapf nor its evolution are among the strongest attackers in Pokémon GO.
It’s no different in the battle league. Here too, the Pokémon cannot score points, and you should refrain from using them.
If you are currently actively collecting experience points, this event might be worth it for you to get a little extra boost. With double the experience points when catching and using a Lucky Egg, you can rack up some XP in these 60 minutes.
The current season in Pokémon GO is coming to an end. But before it makes way for the next season, it brings you one more event where you can catch several new Shinies and a completely new Pokémon: Dyna-Maximum Finale brings you 3 Shinies and a new monster.
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In November 2024, the Spotlight Hours are waiting for you in Pokémon GO. We will show you when they take place and which Pokémon and bonuses you can expect.
What kind of event is this? The Spotlight Hours are small events that take place every week on Tuesday. For one hour, there is one or more Pokémon in focus, appearing in a very large number in the game.
In addition to the Pokémon, there is also a bonus active during the event. This can be a bonus for experience points, stardust, or candies.
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Dynamax in Pokémon Go – How to participate in the gigantic battles
All Spotlight Hours in November 2024
When do the Spotlight Hours take place? The Spotlight Hour starts every Tuesday at 6:00 PM. After 60 minutes, at 7:00 PM, the event ends again. Which content you can expect on which days in November is detailed in the following table.
Which Pokémon is in focus? In this Spotlight Hour, Gehweiher is waiting for you. This Pokémon comes from Generation 3 and has the types Bug and Water. It also has an evolution with Maskeregen.
Which bonus is active? If you send Pokémon to the professor during this Spotlight Hour, you will receive double the amount of candies.
This can be very rewarding if you have already saved Pokémon beforehand and, for example, marked them with a tag to quickly send them during the event.
Is the event worth it? Gehweiher and its evolution are not strong Pokémon that you should use in raids or the battle league. There are many better monsters that you should rely on.
The bonus of this Spotlight Hour can be quite interesting if your Pokémon storage has filled up and you need to clean it out. The additional candies can add up when you have a large number of Pokémon.
Can you catch Shiny Gehweiher? Yes, with a bit of luck you might also encounter the Shiny variant of Gehweiher.
Spotlight Hour on November 12
Which Pokémon is in focus? Olini is the star in the Spotlight Hour on November 12. This Pokémon comes from Generation 9, has the types Plant and Normal, and can first evolve into Olivinio and then into Olithena.
Which bonus is active? In this Spotlight Hour, there is a bonus for evolving Pokémon. You will receive double the amount of experience points. It does not matter which monster you evolve; you receive the bonus with every evolution.
Is the event worth it? Olini and its evolutions are not among the best attackers in Pokémon GO. You should not use them in raids or in the battle leagues.
If you are after experience points and have many Pokémon waiting to evolve, then this event might be worth it for you. With the doubled amount of experience points, you can accumulate a nice bonus.
If you use a Luck Egg during the event, you can further boost the bonus and even get four times the amount of experience points for your evolutions during that time.
Can you catch Shiny Olini? No, Olini and its evolutions are not yet available as Shiny in Pokémon GO.
Spotlight Hour on November 19
Which Pokémon is in focus? In the Spotlight Hour on November 19, there are 2 Pokémon waiting for you. In addition to Teddiursa, the small Normal-type bear from Generation 2, Wadribie, the Bug-Flying Pokémon from Generation 4, is also waiting for you.
While Teddiursa can evolve into Ursaring and then into Ursaluna, Wadribie can evolve into Honweisel.
Which bonus is active? During this Spotlight Hour, there is a Stardust bonus for catching Pokémon. This means you will receive double the amount of stardust for each Pokémon you catch.
Is the event worth it? If you are looking for strong additions for your teams, you should avoid Wadribie and its evolution.
However, the final evolution of Teddiursa, Ursaluna, can score some points. It is a good Normal-type attacker in raids, even though you usually don’t want to use this type here. It can also be found among the 30 best Pokémon in the Master League.
However, the real highlight of this event is likely the bonus. Wadribie gives you a solid 750 stardust when you catch it. It is among the Pokémon that grant more stardust when caught.
With the bonus from the Spotlight Hour, you will receive a total of 1,500 stardust per catch. If you also use Stardust Modules, you can expect over 2,250 stardust for each Wadribie you catch.
Can you catch the Pokémon as Shiny? Yes. Both Pokémon are already available in their Shiny forms in Pokémon GO. If you’re lucky, you might encounter them during the event.
Which Pokémon is in focus? In the last Spotlight Hour in November, Wattzapf is waiting for you. This Pokémon has existed since Generation 5 and has the types Bug and Electric. It can evolve into Voltula.
Which bonus is active? In this Spotlight Hour, there is a bonus for experience points when you catch Pokémon. It does not matter which monster you catch; you will receive double the amount of experience points for it.
Is the event worth it? Wattzapf and its evolution are not strong Pokémon and are not particularly good for use in raids or the battle league.
If you are diligently collecting experience points, you can use the event to pick up a few additional experience points. Using a Luck Egg can increase the amount even further.
Can you catch Shiny Wattzapf? Yes, with a bit of luck, you can also encounter the Shiny variant of Wattzapf.
Of course, in November, it’s not just the Spotlight Hours waiting for you. There are again all sorts of interesting events happening in the coming weeks. You can find an overview of when various activities in the game will take place here: All events in November 2024 in Pokémon GO.
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Patch 1.8 of Throne and Liberty not only brought a number of issues to the live servers of the MMORPG but also a nice surprise for all those eager for set armor pieces.
What is this surprise? After the release of patch 1.8 on November 21, 2024, some players of Throne and Liberty were surprised to find that enemies from the Abyss dungeons could suddenly drop armor pieces from sets that can activate strong bonuses.
Via X, the officials from Amazon Games explained over the weekend that this is not a bug, but rather an undocumented adjustment. Specifically, the developers state:
We have seen feedback that certain set bonus equipment was being dropped by Abyss mobs, which was not the case before. Some players feared this was a bug or an exploit. We want to confirm that this was indeed an intended change.
As with all updates, we will continue to listen to your feedback and make changes that we believe will provide the best long-term benefit and player experience. Over time, we will be adding both new types of equipment as well as new methods to make older equipment more accessible.
Here is our talk about Throne and Liberty:
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The most exciting MMORPG of the year is truly MASSIVE: Discussion about Throne and Liberty from MeinMMO and GameStar
Great surprise after the recent problems
How does the community react? Some players are pleased with the surprising adjustment. Matthew Garbett writes on X, for example: “Until now, it was far too difficult for casual players to obtain purple gear, so this is a welcome change.”
However, many more MMORPG fans are complaining about all the issues that have recently occurred or have been troubling for some time. The adjustments for healers and tanks are particularly criticized, who are having major problems in the new 2-star dungeons. Many players also complain about missing loot in guild raids, bugs in the Syleus dungeon, the current performance, and much more.
The Dracthyr can now play many different classes in World of Warcraft. However, it’s still not running smoothly.
With Patch 11.0.5, a big wish for dragon fans in World of Warcraft has been fulfilled. The race of Dracthyr is no longer limited to the Evoker, but can also choose many other classes. So, those who wish can roam the world of Azeroth as a Dracthyr warrior or Dracthyr rogue.
However, there are a number of problems that are now being highlighted by the community.
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What are the specific problems? They are manifold. User delu_ lists a whole bunch of incidents in his post on Reddit where the implementation apparently did not go well. Many sounds are missing, and there are also recurring bizarre bugs with the Dracthyr aside from the sound backdrop.
Many error messages do not have voiceovers, as is common with other races. For example, a Dracthyr warrior does not say “Not enough rage!” or “I need a target!”
Hits from the character have no voiceover (pain sounds, etc.).
Some voiced abilities play the sound of male and female characters (calling abilities, charge).
The chosen visage form of a Dracthyr can also force other Dracthyr in the group into this shape.
How the community is responding: The general tone in the comments is supportive. Many more bugs are listed that they have noticed while playing Dracthyr characters. For example, zangetsen describes his experiences with a fury warrior:
I play a fury warrior and execute has no hit sound. It’s just a “Wooosh” without feedback. When I think about it, a whole lot of abilities have no feedback sound, both in Dracthyr and human form.
HugCollector also has a few problems with the Dracthyr, which have been around for a while:
Female Dracthyr still make the sounds of male Dracthyr, since the beta of Dragonflight.
It seems clear that the Dracthyr have some problems that still need to be addressed. This unfortunately places one of the newest races in the long line of game content that could have benefited from a bit more internal testing – but that is a criticism, that has been mentioned multiple times in recent months.
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League of Legends tries to change every year with the start of a new season. The aim is to provide fresh ideas for all types of players. In 2025, several innovations will be introduced, making it harder for pros but potentially better for regular players.
For 2025, Riot is planning significant changes again, this time affecting multiple areas of the game. In addition to new thematic seasons, there will also be a new jungle monster that can have a significant impact on the game.
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In 2025, you may encounter Atakhan in the Jungle
What can the new jungle monster do? At a presentation that MeinMMO was also invited to, Riot showcased many changes for LoL in 2025. The most important is likely the new thematic season structure.
In the first season of 2025 Welcome to Noxus, there will be many thematic innovations that fit the region of Noxus. In addition to the seasonal changes, a new jungle monster will also emerge on the Rift: Atakhan, Herald of Decay. It will be a new objective worth pursuing:
After 20 minutes, the new monster appears at either the upper or lower side of the river, depending on where the most damage and kills occurred after 14 minutes.
It builds a small, permanent arena equipped with two walls.
Atakhan has 2 possible forms:
the destructive Atakhan appears in action-packed matches and generates a grove of blood rose petals that can be collected.
Defeating the destructive Atakhan will enhance epic monster rewards (Herald, Baron, or Dragon).
the gluttonous Atakhan appears in calmer matches and provides the team with a buff that can resurrect it when members of a team would have actually died in a fight. Here too, he spawns petals on the map that can be collected for experience points and adaptability.
Due to his influence, blood rose petals will also appear in places where a champion has died.
The spawn times for Herald and Baron change due to Atakhan. Herald spawns after 16 minutes, Baron after 25.
Collecting the roses is reminiscent of Bard’s passive ability. He collects bells on the map that give him experience points and increased strength. You can see here what Atakhan looks like on the map:
What else is changing in the jungle? Due to the seasonal changes, there is a new feature called Acts of Strength. If the team achieves specific objectives like first destroyed turret, first kill, or the first 3 epic jungle monsters, they receive enhanced noxian shoe upgrades. Consequently, good objective control will be even more critical than before.
In the medieval world of Game of Thrones it is rough, brutal, and sexist. The series is also characterized by its many strong female characters who can assert themselves despite all odds. But which women are actually the strongest and most powerful? In the power ranking, we look for the top 10.
What was the ranking based on? In Game of Thrones there are many very different characters who are strong in their own way. In the ranking, we do not want to limit ourselves to just one aspect but rather get a more general overview.
For example, physical strength, combat skills, political power, intelligence, courage, a strong presence, and overcoming severe adversities are taken into account.
We also only deal with characters that appear in the series.
Spoiler alert: To explain the ranking, spoilers from all seasons of Game of Thrones are included.
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Lyanna Mormont is neither the best fighter on this list nor does she possess the greatest political power. At first glance, she looks just like a little girl, which she actually is. But one should not underestimate her.
At just 10 years old, she became the head of House Mormont. Despite her young age, she has more backbone than probably most adult lords and ladies in Westeros. She is not intimidated, does not take orders from anyone, and stands firmly for her people. She would rather die in battle with her soldiers than flee from the White Walkers.
Rank 9: Melisandre
Melisandre is one of the most mysterious figures in Game of Thrones. Her almost fanatical belief in the “Lord of Light” leads her down many wrong paths, for example when she sacrifices Sharin, the daughter of Stannis Baratheon.
At the same time, as a “red priestess”, she possesses powerful magical abilities. She gives birth to a shadow that murders Renly Baratheon. She obscures her true age and appearance with the help of her necklace. And above all, she manages to bring Jon Snow back to life.
Moreover, she is excellent at manipulation and uses this to achieve her goals. On the other hand, she sometimes seems to doubt her abilities and her mission, which is particularly evident in the books.
Rank 8: Ygritte
As a member of the “free folk”, Ygritte lives in the harsh north, beyond the Wall. There she defies not only the cold, hunger, and the numerous dangers that can be encountered there. She also knows how to assert herself in the often harsh treatment of her tribe. She always stands up for herself, is wild, brave, and stubborn.
She also has a lot to offer in battle, as she is an excellent archer. Ultimately, her love for Jon Snow becomes her downfall, and she dies in the battle for the Black Fortress – but not without having previously defeated many brothers of the Night’s Watch.
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The Pikachu ex Deck is one of the best decks in Pokémon TCG Pocket. What cards do you need?
What makes the Pikachu ex Deck special? The key card in this deck is Pikachu ex. You can include this Pokémon twice in your deck.
The card features the attack Round Circuit, which only requires two energies but can deal up to 90 damage – as the damage of the attack increases by 30 for each of your Electric Pokémon on the bench.
Accordingly, there are only Electric Pokémon in a strong Pikachu ex Deck. We will show you which cards you use to complement it and thus build one of the best decks in Pokémon TCG Pocket.
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Pikachu ex Deck – What cards do I need?
There are different variants of the Pikachu ex Deck, as various Pokémon can fit in here. A very strong version of the deck additionally relies on Zapdos ex and Raichu.
Card List for Pikachu ex Deck:
Pikachu ex (x2)
Zapdos ex (x2)
Pikachu (x2)
Raichu (x2)
Pokéball (x2)
Potion (x2)
X-Initiative (x2)
Major Bob (x2)
Professor’s Research (x2)
Sabrina (x2)
Strategy for the Pikachu ex Deck: Ideally, you want to get Pikachu ex into the active position as quickly as possible and then fill the bench with additional Electric Pokémon. This will increase the damage of Round Circuit. However, Pikachu itself does not have very high stamina, so you need other strong Pokémon.
Zapdos ex is also a powerful attacker, but it requires 3 Electric energies for its strong attack “Thunderous Hurricane” and can therefore only strike later. Additionally, the attack requires luck as you have to flip four coins. Each “Head” deals 50 damage – so up to 200 damage is possible. But it could also be less.
That’s why it’s good to build another strong Pokémon in the background. Evolve Raichu on the bench for this. With X-Initiative, you can quickly bring it into play for your injured Pikachu or Zapdos when you need a powerful attack. Here, “Major Bob” comes into play: The card moves all your energies on the bench to Raichu in the active position.
With Raichu, you can then use “Thunderbolt” and deal 140 damage. This can knock out a large portion of the cards in TCG Pocket in one go. Just keep in mind: All energies on the Pokémon will then be lost. So it’s something for the final attack in the game.
Alternatives: Ideally, you should always have Pikachu ex and Zapdos ex in the deck. Other cards that fit into a Pikachu ex Deck are:
Elezeba
Zebritz
Voltobal
Lektrobal
Red Card
Giovanni
What kind of deck do you play in Pokémon TCG Pocket? Tell us in the comments! After all, there are various decks in the game that you should try out. And if you’re just starting to get into the game and want to orient yourself: Here you can find out which boosters offer the best cards for your decks in Pokémon TCG.
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Pokémon TCG Pocket offers some strong decks. The Pokémon Alakazam may initially seem a bit inconspicuous, but it has a lot to offer. MyMMO will tell you how to best utilize this Psychic Pokémon.
Why is Alakazam so strong? With its attack Psyshock, which deals 60 damage, Alakazam may not seem particularly impressive at first glance.
But the added effect of the attack is crucial: For each energy that the opposing Pokémon has attached, Psyshock deals an additional 30 damage points.
Thus, Alakazam is a perfect counter to strong ex-cards that have a lot of energy attached to execute powerful attacks.
In our video, we present the three best decks:
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Building the Alakazam Deck
You definitely need these cards: To even reach Alakazam, you will need the previous evolution Kadabra and the basic Pokémon Abra.
2x Alakazam
2x Kadabra
2x Abra
You should add these cards: We recommend the following supporter and item cards:
What is the downside of the Alakazam deck? Alakazam is a stage 2 evolution, meaning you need to “build up” the Pokémon before it can fully unleash its power. This takes some time, at least three rounds.
To somewhat compensate for this, we recommend strong basic Pokémon such as Kangaskhan, which has a decent amount of HP, while also being able to deal good damage. The time these cards provide you can be used for building up Alakazam.
The Canadian Tectone is the largest streamer on Twitch for the Asia MMO Wuthering Waves. He is also one of the largest streamers for Zenless Zen Zero and Honkai Star Rail. But now he is embroiled in an ugly drama. His ex-girlfriend has made serious allegations against a man, and Tectone seems to feel addressed. It is believed that the allegations originally came from the VTuber Frame, his ex-wife.
Content warning: The article discusses sexual assault.
These are the allegations: Pinkchyu is a mid-sized V-Tuber on Twitch. On November 21, she published a series of drastic tweets discussing sexual harassment. She remains in the third person, not explicitly writing about herself, but about a person whose name she does not mention. She writes:
How do you deal with a guy who is abusive and who first makes you cry and then pushes your head into his lap and demands that you give him oral pleasure? And his excuse is: “It turns me on when you cry.”
She goes on to say that the person was made to feel guilty for having to be sexually active, as that was their job – after all, they do not pay rent.
Pinkchyu talks about how the person was systematically demeaned. They felt ugly. They were told to change their clothing, their hairstyle, and were encouraged to put on makeup at home. This drives the self-esteem into the ground.
Allegations from Pinkchyu are general in nature
Is she making specific accusations against someone? No, Pinkchyu remains general. She asks: What do you do when a guy demands this behavior from someone?
Pinkchyu mentions that several women have told these stories about a man and that multiple witnesses have reported how the person had belittled others in public.
Even if she does not mention a name, many X users know that Pinkchyu was involved with the prominent streamer Tectone. Therefore, they think Tectone could be the perpetrator whose abusive behavior she describes.
Tectone believes: A person was manipulated – He did everything for the person
This is what Tectone says: Tectone commented on the allegations in a stream on November 21. He warns beforehand: Anyone who is confused about what exactly this is about will remain confused even after his statement.
Tectone does not directly address Pinkchyu, but says he knows the person who needs to hear this now. He states, however, that he was forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement – by the person who is now “manipulating from the outside.”
He means it sincerely: He has done everything for this person, helped her with everything, and made everything right.
Now the person would listen to “other people” who are manipulating her and who would make her believe all sorts of nonsense.
The person is imagining problems that never existed.
And it’s crazy how those things that happened in your own head – you’re now coming after me, and that’s just not nice.
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Fans believe: The allegations actually come from the streamer’s ex-wife
How is this being discussed? Even though Pinkchyu and Tectone do not openly talk about each other, the situation on reddit is clearly escalating. It is clear that Tectone is being accused of sexual assault by his ex-girlfriend.
Apparently, some fans know more. One user on reddit says: It is apparently about Tectone’s ex-wife, the VTuber Fream (via reddit). She is now dating Tectone’s former manager.
Back then, a good friend of Tectone, Rich Campbell, was also accused of sexual harassment.
Interactions like these between the two former spouses now read very differently.
The topic is currently being heavily discussed on Twitch, particularly because Tectone is with OTK, the group of the controversial streamer Asmongold. The streamer Kaceytron, who is in conflict with Asmongold, has already called Tectone a rapist. Currently, the situation on Twitch is extremely tense, with divisions between different camps and groups hardening: Conflict over moderation on Twitch escalates, leading to a permanent ban for a critic
Tectone takes consequences, leaves OTK
Update 25.11.: On Saturday, November 23, Tectone announced that he is withdrawing from the streaming organization OTK (via sportskeeda). He had been there for 3 years.
In a statement, he explained: Other people had been criticized for him doing “stupid stuff.” He does not want that. He only wants to worry about himself, not about others suffering because of his actions. Ultimately, he has always been a troll and a rage-baiter – that’s just how he is.
He does not address the specific allegations, but it is generally assumed that by resigning from OTK he is taking consequences from the accusations.
A streamer on Twitch attempted Elden Ring some time ago and finished the game with great effort. Now he claims that no game is too difficult for him. But does that also apply to a very specific MMORPG?
Which streamer is being talked about? We are talking about Kai Cenat, the current number 1 on the streaming platform Twitch. He has been active since 2021 and has broken several records in his career.
On his channel, which according to sullygnome.com has 14.8 million followers (as of November 25, 2024), he streams well-known titles like Elden Ring. With this game, he was able to attract a lot of attention. After all, Elden Ring is known for its high level of difficulty, which makes it great for streaming.
His performance in the game showed that he can persevere. He now even believes that no game is too difficult for him. In his stream, his viewers sent him suggestions for games that they thought Cenat would struggle with. One title stands out in particular.
Elden Ring shows the DLC ‘Shadow of the Erdtree’ in the story trailer
An MMORPG that takes a long time even as a speedrun
Which game was suggested? A viewer mentioned Old School RuneScape. This is a version of the MMORPG RuneScape that launched in 2013 and aimed to give players back the “old” gaming experience.
Kai Cenat responded to the suggestion: “My heart is too tough. RuneScape? I could win any game I set my mind to.” A clip of this statement was shared by the user Jake Lucky on x.com.
This statement is interesting because Old School RuneScape cannot simply be completed. On the one hand, it is an MMORPG that keeps many players engaged for years due to its vast amount of content. On the other hand, the game has no real end.
The closest endpoint can be reaching level 99 in all skills. Speedruns show that this endeavor takes a very long time, even in a quick run. The record is a whopping 32 days, 3 hours, and 3 minutes (via speedrun.com).
Kai Cenat would probably need much longer, especially since he is not yet familiar with the game. His viewers are partially aware of how difficult and tedious it can be to “finish” Old School RuneScape. Therefore, they suggested to the streamer not to aim for the max level but to set alternative goals, such as completing all quests.
Whether Cenat really takes on the challenge remains to be seen. It would certainly be an exciting experiment that could overshadow the great struggles of completing Elden Ring once more. RuneScape is one of the most important representatives of the genre, and has been for a long time: These 7 MMORPGs were successful long before WoW
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What kind of stops are these? These are so-called fake bus stops. They are realistic replicas of normal bus stops. Often, there is even a timetable there—however, one waits in vain for a bus.
A “phantom stop” has now been newly established in Hamburg Altona. In a thread by HOCHBAHN Hamburg on X, the concept is discussed.
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Waiting comfortably instead of wandering aimlessly
What is the purpose of the stops? People with dementia often feel a compulsion to go somewhere. However, it can happen that they forget where they were actually heading along the way. They then need to be picked up again by caregivers.
As HOCHBAHN explains, these people are sometimes found disoriented at terminal stops (via X).
The fake stops provide people with dementia a safe place where they can wait—sometimes together with a caregiver. This is also the case at the new stop in the garden of a dementia group home in Altona.
On X, many people are enthusiastic about the idea. One user even admits to having waited at such a stop before. It was only through a staff member’s hint that he noticed the mistake (via X).
However, there is also criticism of the concept. In a fundamental statement from the Medical Service of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds, it is criticized that people with dementia are not taken seriously in their illness in this way.
Moreover, the stops could evoke unrest among the affected individuals if they wait in vain for the bus. If caregivers then “play along,” this could further reinforce the delusions of those affected (via Internet Archive).
However, reports from Hamburg so far describe the stop positively; it is often and gladly used (via X).
In Pokémon TCG Pocket there are many strong supporter cards. Sabrina is one of them. MeinMMO will tell you how to play her best and possibly turn a hopeless fight around.
What does Sabrina do? When Sabrina is played, your opponent is forced to switch the Pokémon in their active position. The best part about her is: Unlike other supporter cards, such as the powerful Misty, she is not tied to a specific Pokémon type.
You can therefore use her for any type of deck. This can give you an advantage and potentially turn a seemingly hopeless battle in your favor.
How do I get Sabrina? You can only draw Sabrina from the Charizard booster pack. If you haven’t had any luck so far and drawn Sabrina, you can buy the supporter card in the pack point exchange using pack points.
With our table of contents, you can jump to the strategy that interests you the most.
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We present the three best decks from Pokémon TCG Pocket in this video:
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How to play Sabrina correctly
There are various ways to time the use of Sabrina well. We have compiled some methods for you.
Force a not fully developed Pokémon into the active position
For many decks to work, the best cards need to be supplied with enough energy before they can attack. Additionally, some cards need to be developed before they can become a powerful Pokémon and attack.
You can interrupt this process with Sabrina. Play her and force the opponent to bring an unprepared Pokémon into the active position.
Then you can attack this one without expecting a counterattack. This way, for example, you can weaken a powerful EX card before it can attack itself.
Even if it doesn’t directly defeat the Pokémon, it will be weakened, giving you an advantage in the ongoing battle.
Sabrina in combination with Arbok
In combination with Arbok, Sabrina can be even stronger. Arbok has an additional effect on its attack “Threaten” that prevents the exchange of the opponent’s Pokémon from the active position in the next round.
If you force your opponent to switch with Sabrina and then use Arbok’s attack, you have trapped the active Pokémon in position.
Letting the opponent waste energy
To return a Pokémon from the active position to the bench, energy must be used. And you can exploit this.
If the opponent has an active Pokémon that only needs one more energy to be able to attack in the next round, you should use Sabrina. With the supporter card, you force another Pokémon into the active position, which ideally has no energy.
In the next round, if the opponent wants to bring the strong Pokémon back to the front, they must attach an energy to the currently active Pokémon to pull it back. This means that the energy cannot be placed on the strong Pokémon and it cannot attack again in that round.
However, if the opponent has X initiative, this strategy can quickly be countered. Also, some players sacrifice the Pokémon in front to save the retreat costs.
Defeating Pokémon from the bench
If your Pokémon does not deal enough damage with its attack to defeat the opponent, that may not be a problem at all. If there is a Pokémon on the opponent’s bench that you can defeat in one hit, you should bring it to the active position.
By using Sabrina, you force the opponent to bring this Pokémon forward. You can then defeat it with your attack. Point for you.
What if I don’t have Sabrina? Not all players draw Sabrina right away, but have other supporter cards instead. If you don’t have Sabrina, Pidgeot is a good substitute for her.
For Pidgeot, you need its pre-evolutions Pidgey and Pidgeotto. The ability “Blow Away” has the same effect as Sabrina.
The best part: You can use Pidgeot’s ability once in every round and are not limited to one-time use like with Sabrina.
What other tips do you have regarding Sabrina? How do you play the supporter card? Let us know in the comments!
Sabrina can be combined with various decks and is a good supporter card in PvP mode. If you’re still contemplating which deck to combine with Sabrina, we recommend checking out our tier list of the best decks: Pokémon TCG Pocket: Tier List of the best decks you can play
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In 2019, the European team G2 reached the finals of the World Championship at League of Legends, but narrowly lost to the current Chinese team, FunPlus Phoenix. It now appears that two stars of the team, the then ADC Lucas “Perkz” Perković and his jungler Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski, will be playing together again in 2025, but not in the professional LEC league, rather in a regional league of LoL. This has been made possible by a new rule change from Riot Games.
This is the latest trend in LoL: It started in Germany and the USA, where Twitch streamers who previously played professionally teamed up in LoL to play semi-competitively as “content creator” teams.
It seems that former top players Perkz and Jankos are returning. They are joining the team Ruddy Esports, as reported by Sheepesports. Allegedly, the team wants to play in the NCL, likely against Caedrel’s “Los Ratones”.
He is the head of the German streamer team NNO:
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Riot Games eases the rules for streamers in regional leagues
Why is this happening now? For a long time, such streamer teams were not possible in attractive leagues because the rules made it difficult for streamers to play and stream at the same time. The German team NNO could not compete in the first division of the Prime League despite a spectacular riseand had to create its own team of new players.
However, Riot Games is now apparently changing this rule (via sheepesports), making such streamer teams possible and attractive:
Teams are now allowed to co-stream all matches in the regional leagues, not just their own
Participating players are also allowed to show themselves
The advantage of such creator teams is obvious: There are hours of good content. Viewers are there live when the streamers train, play, and joke with each other. Furthermore, there are valuable synergies among the streamers: Every LoL viewer gets to know new creators – a sure thing.
Perkz switches position again, apparently playing Toplane
This is how the team wants to play:
Perkz is set to play on the Toplane – The Croatian was long the star in Europe, first on the Midlane, then as ADC. Now there seems to be another role swap.
Jankos, the king of “First Bloods” is set to act in the Jungle
Adam “LIDER” Ilyasov will play in the Midlane, he is a former LEC player from Astralis
Jakob “Jackspektre” Kepple won the EU Masters in 2022 and then dominated in the Heretics’ development team
Alf-Kristian “Nash” Sund has already played for Ruddy Esports
In an accompanying role, the large YouTuber IWilldDominate and the coach YamatoCannon are also expected to be part of the team.
2 Norwegians in the team to meet the requirements
It seems they will play in the Northern European Regional League NCL (UK+Scandinavia). Nash and Jackspektre are both Norwegians, which makes them “residents” and fulfills the requirement for the team to compete in the NCL.
This is Jankos.
What makes the team so appealing? Jankos and Perkz are among the biggest names in European LoL alongside Caps and Rekkles. Even though Perkz’s career has certainly not gone well in recent years: Initially, he made a lot of money moving to the USA but lost a good deal of his gameplay strength. Later, his attempt to lead a super-team in Europe with “Team Vitality” repeatedly failed and got worse each time.
God of War is one of Sony’s most popular franchises in recent years. The last part, Ragnarök, was released in 2022, and since then, it has been quite quiet about a continuation. However, in a recent TikTok livestream, the actor for Kratos announced that there will be big news in the next 2 weeks.
Update: Christopher Judge has now commented on the speculations, and we have added his statement to the article.
What has been announced? It has been 2 years since players could slice through mythical figures with Kratos in God of War Ragnarök. Since then, many fans have been waiting for new information about the future of the franchise, apart from an episode in an Amazon series.
Christopher Judge, who has been portraying Kratos since 2018, spoke in a recent TikTok livestream (via x.com) about new announcements in the next two weeks.
He explicitly said: The next two weeks will be full of announcements and various good things. Thank you for being with us, and we will get back to you soon, boy.
Although he does not mention God of War, many fans infer an announcement for God of War from the boy at the end of the clip, which he also pronounces as Kratos.
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Fans speculate three things
What could it be? The clip is naturally being discussed on reddit. People are interested in what kind of announcement it could be. Three possibilities are mainly being discussed.
The most common speculation is that it is new information or teasers regarding the God of War episode in Secret Level. The anthology series from Amazon presents various stories from different video games in its episodes. It starts on December 10, which fits with the 2 weeks. It would also make sense for Judge to voice the character again.
This speculation is also supported by most people in the thread. The comment (via reddit) has the most upvotes under the post.
Other less supported speculations talk about a possible sequel or a remake/remaster of the old PlayStation 2 games. The third part received a remaster on the PS4 in 2015.
If Judge does not mean the 2 weeks literally, then an announcement at the Game Awards would also fit. They take place on December 12. Usually, the major gaming announcements of the year are made there.
Update: Christopher Judge commented on x.com regarding the speculations and confirmed that it has nothing to do with God of War. He is waiting, like everyone else, for new updates on the game. He commented on the speculations: Absolutely not true.
Aside from the episode in Secret Level, all the hopes of the fans are of course just speculations. There are no official details about a sequel or a remaster. Given the success of the series, one can assume that God of War will continue. A new game in the Game of Thrones universe might be interesting for fans of the series: New Game of Thrones game shows first trailer, reminiscent of God of War
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