A fan discovers a mysterious One Piece manga, cannot explain where it comes from

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A reader of the manga One Piece was actually just looking to borrow a copy to read from the library. Instead, he found a strange edition of the manga that is making the community laugh.

What did he find? The Reddit user Hostorical-Fox6171 found a manga in his library that has supposedly been there for quite a while. He is unsure if this is an official release, as it looks so real. However, he couldn’t find anything about it online.

Just from the cover, it is clear that this is an unusual version of One Piece. The story itself is the same as in the original One Piece manga. However, the editor made small changes that do not appear in the original:

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Details in the images have indeed been altered. For example, Shanks notices that Luffy has rubber powers by pulling on his tongue. In the original, he pulls on his arm. Additionally, some dialogues have been altered or memes familiar to the community have been included.

You can view the real One Piece here:

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Where does the manga come from? One user suspects that someone had the fun idea of making some changes to the manga and printing it out. Perhaps he then brought it to the library to troll other readers.

Another user believes that this is a reference to the Oingo Boingo Brothers Adventure. The Oingo Boingo is a spin-off of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure that depicts the future predictions in the manga, but in a humorous drawing style (via JoJo’s Bizarre Wiki).

While there are occasionally spin-offs of One Piece, we also believe that such changes would not be approved by Eiichiro Oda himself. Nonetheless, the changes in the manga are so funny that the community can’t help but laugh.

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How do fans find the manga? Many of the commenters would even pay money to buy such a manga. They find the changes hilarious. Especially the fact that Zoro has finally learned the four-sword style seems to amuse many.

User Raptor231408 writes that he laughed so loudly at Zoro that he woke up his baby. Some users in the comments, therefore, expressed the desire to read the entire manga.

In the original One Piece, there was a chapter about a year ago that made many fathers cry in droves. It involved a sad backstory where a father sacrifices himself for his daughter: “I had to cry for the first time” – New chapter of One Piece makes fathers cry in droves

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A 9-Year-Old Game Brings Ubisoft Almost as Much Money as the Entire Assassin’s Creed Series

Dariusz Müller Dariusz Müller Reading time 2 minutes

Ubisoft has made a lot of money with a single game over the past 9 years – even more than the entire “Far Cry” series has brought in.

Which game is it? In the company’s latest financial report on October 30, 2024, Ubisoft announced that they have earned over 3.5 billion euros with Rainbow Six: Siege.

This places the tactical shooter, released in December 2015, just behind the total revenue of the Assassin’s Creed series, which has earned Ubisoft 4 billion euros.

Franchises like Far Cry (2 billion €), Ghost Recon, and The Division (both 1 billion €) lag behind Rainbow Six: Siege, despite having received several new games in the meantime.

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Success Lives from Skins and Battle Passes

How did the shooter generate so much money? Rainbow Six: Siege has been receiving regular updates since its release about 9 years ago. Each year, up to 4 seasons are released, bringing a new playable operator, a map, and in recent years, also a new Battle Pass.

Players therefore do not need to buy a new game regularly like in Call of Duty, but can spend their money on cosmetic content – and there is plenty of it in this shooter. You can buy weapon skins, new uniforms, headgear, or even paint jobs for your drones.

In addition, there are separate elite skins that even have animations in the victory screen and eSports camouflages. Furthermore, the latest Battle Pass is especially attractive for players, as it provides early access to the new operator of a season.

Since January 30, 2024, there is even a marketplace in Rainbow Six: Siege, where players can trade their skins with other players. Ubisoft also profits from this and takes 10% of the sale price of a skin.

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Is Rainbow Six: Siege still popular? Definitely. While we only know the player counts from Steam and not from Xbox, PlayStation, or the Ubisoft launcher, Rainbow Six: Siege had an average of 44,400 players on Steam in October 2024 (via Steamcharts). This means the shooter had more players on Steam than games like Overwatch 2, Helldivers 2, or Destiny 2.

Rainbow Six: Siege simply has little direct competition in the shooter genre. While there are many tactical shooters, few games allow players to have a similar impact on strategy through map destruction and abilities. That’s why Rainbow Six: Siege continues to be in our list of the 25 best shooters of 2024.

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A WoW player reaches a personal milestone that excites the community: “This is peak casual content”

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Those who want to master the achievement “Class Connoisseur” from World of Warcraft have quite a long way ahead of them. One player has now completed this journey, and the community is celebrating the achievement.

What do you need to do for “Class Connoisseur”? The task sounds simple: Reach the maximum level with every class. With the current maximum level of 80 and 13 classes, that’s quite a distance to cover.

However, the player ThembieMoth likely had help from the fact that due to various concurrent events, you can currently receive high bonuses for earned experience points. Nevertheless, the WoW fan celebrates the mastery of the achievement in his post on Reddit with a nicely arranged picture of his warband:

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“I want the warband screen to look like this”

How does the community react? They are also celebrating the player’s personal success, with 190 comments and 1,776 upvotes.

  • thrillho_ writes on Reddit: “I want the warband screen to look like this, that would be so great.”
  • Cypezik celebrates on Reddit: “This is peak casual content. […] Congratulations on this achievement!”
  • clandestine_moniker is surprised (via Reddit): “Oh damn, that’s an achievement?! Thanks… I guess… now I have a reason to start leveling again instead of chasing mounts.”
  • nathan_l1 sets the next goal (via Reddit): “It’s never over. 😂 Next goal is one class from each faction.”

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Hasn’t this achievement been around for a while? Not only clandestine_moniker expresses surprise on Reddit that there is an achievement for leveling all classes to max level. This somewhat hidden achievement has been around since The War Within.

Locke_Desire writes on Reddit: “I achieved this in Warlords of Draenor, Legion, and Battle for Azeroth, let it fall during Shadowlands and Dragonflight, but will try again during The War Within.”

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In the post, ThembieMoth is asked which of the classes he enjoys the most. His answer: Priest, preferably with shadow specialization. He even has two at max level. Following in second place would be the devastation Demon Hunter. How many classes do you currently have at max level? Let us know in the comments! More feats from the community: A WoW player works 8 years on an achievement, securing a mount that only a few possess

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Player plays the new season in Diablo 4 for 220 hours – confirms what many feared

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Season 6 has been running in Diablo 4 for a few weeks now. The community feels it is a bit different from before and not necessarily better in some respects. Blizzard has revised many core contents, and players now feel as though they are moving more slowly. Most importantly, though, there is less loot. One player now wants to confirm this.

What is the community criticizing?

  • Season 6 has been released alongside the expansion Vessel of Hatred and features slightly fewer mechanics than previous seasons. The only seasonal feature has received mixed reviews and has already been revised.
  • Blizzard has also tinkered with the existing content. Damage numbers are now significantly lower, and it is harder to find the best legendaries.
  • However, according to some fans, the worst part is that there are fewer useful items than before. Season 6 has revised the loot system once again, but players now find it more difficult to find improvements. Is that true?
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This is what the player says: A user claims to have invested over 220 hours in Diablo 4 since the release of Season 6 on October 8 (via Reddit). His observations align with the general impression shared by other players on Reddit.

The user writes that it is almost impossible to find items with 3 or more major affixes, and when they do, at least one of them is as bad as it can be: “A potentially build-changing item becomes absolute trash.” His criticism:

  • He can count on one hand how many items with 3 major affixes he has received this season, and only one of them is even useful.
  • Legendary runes, which are important for many builds, are much rarer than their magical and rare counterparts – almost as rare as mythics, one has to farm for “hours a day.”
  • Mythics are also ridiculously rare, which is fine in itself, but he criticizes this extreme rarity.

Recently, another player killed Andariel 250 times to report on his loot. This player comes to a similar observation regarding the drop rates of the strongest items in the game.

At least frequent players confirm what current criticism is circulating in the community. However, not all fans agree and say: Sure, it is a problem if one plays so incredibly much. Casuals are having their fun.

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“Maybe horrible if you play 220 hours a month”

The first comment directly counters this and states: The season is more fun than any before it. Other players share the same impression, such as gamer dads who have found their perfect farming activity in Season 6.

However, loot is a major point of contention because there is a lot of luck involved. A 72-year-old dad, for example, has more mythics than most of you, even though he plays at significantly lower levels than the players who are farming excessively.

The debate continues, and players discuss whether Diablo 4 could simply be fun for everyone. However, this is not so easy:

You can make people who play a character for 800 hours a season happy with long-term [item] hunting when a guy who plays for 50 hours thinks he deserves the perfect 3/4 GA in every slot, level 300, maximum aspects, and glyphs by the end of the season. There always has to be a compromise in between. […] You can’t design a game that makes everyone happy. Some ideas of what “fun” is are simply completely incompatible.

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A similar discussion has already been held by players before. The upgrade system is currently one of the points of criticism that is constantly debated, as it leads to some of the best items in the game. It takes a long time, but that is exactly the point: Player complains about controversial feature in Diablo 4, gets immediate counter: ‘It has to be that hard’

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Pokémon TCG Pocket starts Part 2 of the Wonder Selection Event, but you have to hurry

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In Pokémon TCG Pocket, players can now participate in the second part of the Wonder Trade event. However, they have less time than in the first part.

What kind of event is this? As in part 1, trainers in part 2 must use the Wonder Trade to get exclusive rewards. There are special event missions that must be completed to obtain event shop tickets. These can then be exchanged in the shop for various Meowth items.

It does not matter whether players enter an event Wonder Trade or a Wonder Trade with friends. Both types count for the event missions. Additionally, you can obtain the coveted event shop tickets by getting Normal-type Pokémon during the Wonder Trade.

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There isn’t much time left for part 2 of the Wonder Trade event

How long does the event last? Although the news states that the event started on November 1, 2024, it has only been available since November 8, 2024, at 7:00 AM. Players then have until November 15 to obtain event shop tickets. So, you only have a week to collect the tickets.

The shop itself will remain open until November 22. So, you have until then to claim the rewards. However, there will be no new tickets available after that.

However, the missions reward you with enough event shop tickets that you should be able to collect the required amount in one week.

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What rewards are there? The new rewards are all themed around the Normal Pokémon Meowth:

  • Meowth (card sleeves): 5 event shop tickets
  • Meowth (playmat): 10 event shop tickets
  • Meowth (coin): 5 event shop tickets
  • Meowth (icon): 2 event shop tickets

In the free Wonder Trades, you can also continue to receive Meowth cards and event shop tickets.

What do I do with the remaining event shop tickets? If you have any tickets left at the end of the event, you can exchange each ticket for 50 Stardust. This way, your tickets won’t expire.

You have significantly more time for the current PvP event. In this event, you must compete against other players to receive special emblems. With these emblems, you can show that you have what it takes in PvP: Pokémon TCG Pocket is starting an event that could make you play PvP for the first time

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LoL: 2019 World Champion Explains the Terrible Impact of T1’s WM Victory on China

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In League of Legends, T1 has now won the World Championship twice in a row. South Korean midlaner Kim “Doinb” Tae-sang (27) predicts that extremely negative effects will come for the Chinese league LPL. 80% of Chinese professionals would be replaced by newcomers by 2025, as high salaries are no longer feasible, the big money is vanishing.

Who is Doinb? The 27-year-old is actually South Korean but has lived and played in China for so long that many now consider him Chinese. It is even said that his Korean has developed a Chinese accent. His career was actually over early, only his wife convinced him to try again.

Doinb’s great hour came in 2019 when he dominated the World Championship in LoL, at that time with his brilliant jungle partner Tian. Doinb was considered the “super carry” in the tournament and crushed G2’s dreams in the final, as he decimated Europe’s hopes in Paris and showed Caps and Perkz their limits.

However, his team FunPlusPhoenix had no more success after the World Championship victory, the team eventually fell apart in 2021. Doinb last played for a professional team in 2022 and is now a streamer.

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This is how he commented on T1’s victory: Doinb commented live on T1 and Faker’s victory at the LoL Worlds 2024, calling Faker the “father of the LPL”. There is simply no chance against him.

Doinb believes: 80% of LPL players will be new in 2025

What effects does Doinb see from the victory? Doinb explained why the defeat of the Chinese top team BLG against the number 4 in South Korea is so bitter:

  • The LPL has not won Worlds for 3 consecutive years now. For investors, this means that the relevance of LoL in China is declining, as they are no longer the dominant team in the world
  • Investors had been waiting for the outcome of these Worlds to decide whether to send new money into the LPL
  • The defeat of BLG has now changed everything
  • For 2025, Doinb sees a significant salary drop in the league, many professionals would have to stop playing.
  • Doinb estimates that we will see 80% new players
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Doinb hints at ending his career

Is Doinb making a comeback? It doesn’t look like it. Doinb says he no longer has control over this from today. Apparently, he believes no team would pay him enough to make it worthwhile.

He now wants to host a tournament himself and is considering retiring afterwards.

Many experts see the E-sport of LoL changing by 2025. Salary cuts are expected everywhere: in the USA, in China, even in regional leagues like Germany. Only one team could be spared from the big salary massacre, namely the world champions T1: At T1, the contracts of 4 players are expiring; will the world champion team stay together in 2025?

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Dragon Age The Veilguard is too nice for you? In these role-playing games, you can be wonderfully evil

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 5 minutes

Are you looking for role-playing games where you can be really nasty and are therefore disappointed with Dragon Age: The Veilguard? No problem! MeinMMO has 6 RPGs for you where you can also do wonderfully evil things as a “hero” that would suit any antagonist perfectly.

A frequently mentioned criticism of Dragon Age: The Veilguard is that the protagonist only has a nice side, which hardly allows for the development of a personal identity. In the GameStar Talk at the launch of DA:TV (via gamestar.de), GameStar editor-in-chief Heiko Klinge even posited that the new BioWare RPG could pass as the Ted Lasso of fantasy RPGs.

As the main character, you are a kind of coach who always keeps the team on track with charisma and optimism and can even extract something positive from setbacks and sacrifices. A truly bad word directed at a companion? Ted … erm … Rook won’t allow that.

Who or what is Ted Lasso? In the American comedy series, everything revolves around the eponymous college football coach (played by Jason Sudeikis) who moves to England to coach the fictional football club AFC Richmond. He compensates for his lack of expertise with his unwavering belief in the goodness of people.

The Emmy-winning feel-good series has been airing since 2020 exclusively on Apple TV+ and currently offers three seasons with a total of 34 episodes.

However, if you want to be evil every now and then or permanently, you won’t have the chance in DA:TV. Good thing there are other RPGs where you can be delightfully nasty. MeinMMO presents some of these role-playing games that you can still enjoy playing today.

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Baldur’s Gate 3

  • Platforms: PC, macOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series
  • Price: 59.99 Euro
  • Release Date: August 3, 2023

The latest role-playing game from Larian is a unicorn. A game that brings such strong qualities in many areas that competitors will have to measure themselves against Baldur’s Gate 3 in the coming years. One of the major strengths is the enormous freedom that awaits you in the third part of the iconic series.

One example: Your hero can not only be a little nasty but also choose to be utterly evil. Or as colleague Benedict Grothaus has put it: You get to play a mad killer in Baldur’s Gate 3 who is so wicked that even evil NPCs fear you.

If you need to get hyped for Baldur’s Gate 3, check out this trailer:

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That is possible by giving in to your Dark Urge during character creation and creating a Dark Urge character. This offers you a completely different gaming experience than normal runs and minimizes the lifespan of your companions to a minimum. To quote Benedict Grothaus again: I now know what the ‘Dark Urge’ is and it makes the character so much better.

Dragon Age: Origins

  • Platforms: PC, macOS, Xbox, PlayStation
  • Price: 29.99 Euro
  • Release Date: November 3, 2009

Regarding the rather linear structure of areas, the staging of the story (many in-game sequences and nicely staged conversations), as well as the sequence of battles, exploration, puzzles, and dialogues, Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Dragon Age: Origins are similar. In many other areas, one might think that these are different RPG series.

Unlike in The Veilguard, you could be a real … excuse the expression … jerk in Origins and even provoke your companions to the point where they don’t want anything to do with you anymore. How a run looks where you steer a psychopath through Ferelden is shown in Kevduit’s entertaining video on YouTube:

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Unfortunately, BioWare has gradually reduced this type of freedom for personal development with each new Dragon Age installment. Only in Dragon Age 2 could you still make some decisions that were wonderfully nasty. Often, your companions are the ones who suffer from these choices.

Continue on Page 2 with Tyranny and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

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Tom Hanks says: Movies from Marvel and DC will fail if the producers do not change one thing

Niko Hernes Niko Hernes Reading time 2 minutes

Movies from Marvel dominated Hollywood in the 2010s, but it seems that things are not going so well for the studios anymore. The audience seems to be less than fully satisfied. Tom Hanks believes that superhero movies have a problem if they don’t change one thing.

What is it about? The Marvel Cinematic Universe was once the big thing in Hollywood. Nowadays, things look a bit different. After Avengers: Endgame, the audience is not satisfied with many movies (and series). Recently, films like Eternals, The Marvels, or Ant-Man 3 disappointed at the box office.

As for the DC film universe, there’s not much to discuss. While audiences and critics enjoy standalone films like The Batman, the larger film universe had to be rebooted before it even properly launched.

But what is the reason for this? The great acting legend Tom Hanks seems to know the answer, as he revealed in a recent interview.

Avengers: Endgame was the last good project of the MCU for many fans:

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A big spectacle is no longer enough

What does Tom Hanks say? In an interview with Josh Horowitz on YouTube, Tom Hanks also discusses superhero movies. He addresses the early fascination with this genre. Back then, the technology wasn’t as advanced, and films like Superman featuring Christopher Reeves showcased a man flying, which was fascinating at the time.

Nowadays, that’s different. The movies can look like they do in the comics. The studios can project almost anything onto the screens they want. According to Hanks, this is a problem today, because audiences want more than just spectacle. They desire a reason, a deeper meaning behind it all.

I believe we now enjoy the luxury of richness because you can implement everything on screen. […] You can do that, but what does it bring at the end of the day? What is the story and what will it say about us?

Tom Hanks on superhero movies

He explains that there was a time when these films were meant to showcase better versions of oneself. He mentions Spider-Man, Batman, or the X-Men.

What would be the solution? But now we are in a time where these films need to evolve. According to Hanks, filmmakers need to offer more to the audience. Deeper stories and themes. They should ask themselves what the meaning of the film is.

He also mentions the industry, which often operates based on known patterns because they have worked before.

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Does Tom Hanks have a point? Most superhero movies are based on a formula that was already seen in the first Spider-Man film, and the spectacle worked, but there is a limit. You can see with films like The Batman and Joker that movies can also work on a smaller scale without divine threats.

He also has a point with the personal level. You empathize with Batman or Spider-Man, but these conflicts only work to a certain extent and not with every sequel. Many of the new heroes also have personal conflicts that viewers already recognize from other heroes.

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“Thank you Capcom” – Players recreate their deceased pets in Monster Hunter Wilds to have them by their side again

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Players can not only customize their hunter as they wish in Monster Hunter Wilds, but also their fluffy companions. Some take this opportunity to create a digital memorial for their deceased pets and share their stories with the community.

Who or what are these companions? The little, cat-like companions called “Palicos” are as much a part of Monster Hunter as the controller is to the console. They were already among the secret stars in Monster Hunter World and enjoyed great popularity again in the beta of Monster Hunter Wilds.

Especially the new character editor has captivated the community, which marvels at how incredibly good their hunters look. In Monster Hunter Wilds, there is once again the opportunity to customize the feline fluff balls as desired. Some fans take this chance to recreate their beloved pets and indulge in memories.

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Bitter Sweet Reunion

What moves the community? Numerous fans share their created Palicos on Reddit and tell their emotional stories behind them. It turns out that they are often modeled after real pets:

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  • Ok_Hospital4928 via Reddit: “Aw, that is beautiful. I lost my cat this year too; I always designed my Palico after him and will do the same in MH Wilds to honor his memory.”
  • NahricNovak via Reddit: “Between the release of World and Wilds, I lost my best friend at the age of 18. I plan to take him with me in spirit in Wilds as my Palico named Gentleman. The name comes from a saying we had about him, that he was born a dog but died a gentleman. We’ll see each other again in February, buddy.”
  • Avidcup via Reddit: “My best friend disappeared 2 weeks ago and I haven’t seen him since. I can only hope that he is living his best life somewhere. Still, I will see him again in Wilds.”
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The stories find great resonance within the community (the thread by Khimsince86 on Reddit has more than 7,700 upvotes, for example) and many like-minded individuals join in the comments and threads to share their memories of their loyal companions.

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But it is not only their pets that the Monster Hunter Wilds community creates a memorial for – their hunters often have their own stories and have accompanied players for many years: Players in Monster Hunter Wilds bring back their characters from previous installments and reveal what they have experienced over time

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A manga by the author of Sailor Moon has only 4 chapters because the publisher lost the manuscript

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Among the works of manga artist Naoko Takeuchi, Sailor Moon is the most famous. Right after the completion of Sailor Moon, she wanted to launch another manga. Unfortunately, she had to discontinue it after 4 chapters.

What kind of manga is this? 6 months after the last chapter of Sailor Moon, Takeuchi already released her new manga called PQ Angels. It is about two alien girls named P and Q from the planet Furien (translated: Cockroaches), who actually take the form of cockroaches and are the bodyguards of their queen.

The alien girls search for their cursed leader, Queen Anko, on Earth. To avoid drawing attention, they take the form of ordinary schoolgirls. In the manga, humorous situations arise repeatedly, where they struggle to hide, fight monsters, and learn human customs.

Additionally, they fall in love with the boys from the neighboring house and encounter problems with evil bullies. The mix sounds quite good, but Takeuchi was only able to publish 4 chapters of her manga.

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The publisher is to blame for the author of Sailor Moon not being able to continue her manga

Why didn’t she continue it? The 4 chapters of the manga were published from September to December 1997. The Kodansha publishing house, where the manga was published, had lost 7 pages of the manuscript of the manga. 

After this incident, Takeuchi was reportedly so frustrated that she not only discontinued the manga but also switched to the Shueisha publishing house. A few years later, she released new works like Toki Meka! and Love Witch, which, however, never managed to reach the success of Sailor Moon.

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Could there be a return of PQ Angels? Since so many years have passed and Takeuchi has released new works in the meantime, it is unlikely that she will return to work on PQ Angels.

However, there is still a glimmer of hope: In addition to the manuscript for the manga, there is said to have been a manuscript for an anime. The manuscript is somewhere at Toei Animation. The production studio also handles the animes of One Piece and Dragon Ball Daima.

However, we do not believe that we will ever see anything from PQ Angels again. In her last project, she was involved with the Sailor Moon film Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie. 

Takeuchi had conflicts with her publisher even by the end of season 1. The finale was so brutal that the broadcast of the anime made many viewers sick, and the publisher did not want to show it at all: 2 episodes of Sailor Moon were so brutal that viewers became ill

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ArcheAge Chronicles removes much of what characterized its predecessor, focusing heavily on Western console players

Karsten Scholz Karsten Scholz Reading time 2 minutes

In the current financial report, publisher Kakao Games announced updated release windows for the two MMORPG hopes ArcheAge Chronicles and Chrono Odyssey.

What new information is there about the upcoming MMORPGs? According to the new financial report for the third quarter of 2024 (via kakaogamescorp.com), the updated release schedule from publisher Kakao Games is as follows:

  • Path of Exile 2 – Kakao Games is managing the Korean launch (Early Access starts on December 7, 2024)
  • Project Q – MMORPG for PC and Mobile (Korea release in Q3 2025)
  • Chrono Odyssey – MMORPG for PC and console (Release in Q4 2025)
  • Ares: Rise of Guardians – MMORPG for PC and Mobile (Release in Q4 2025)
  • ArcheAge Chronicles – MMORPG for PC and console (Release during the fiscal year 2026)
  • The Swordmaster’s Youngest Son – Action RPG for PC and console (Release during the fiscal year 2026)

While Chrono Odyssey has only received a minor adjustment, the successor to ArcheAge 2 has been pushed from 2025 to 2026, with developers aiming for the first half of the year or summer 2026 for the launch (via kakaogamescorp.com).

The first trailer for ArcheAge Chronicles:

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ArcheAge Chronicles: Trailer shows for the first time the successor to ArcheAge

Full focus on the Western market

What else has Kakao Games announced? During the conference call, the officials emphasized once again that they want to focus strongly on the Western market with ArcheAge Chronicles (and especially on the new target audience on consoles) and therefore prioritize PvE and story content that can be tackled alone or in small groups.

PvP elements and large-scale battles in the open world, which were considered at times, are to be removed. PvP should mainly be available in clearly defined, competitive areas for fixed teams and guilds.

Additionally, they want to adopt a Buy2Play model without Pay2Win, but with service elements. In other words: ArcheAge 2 should also generate revenue in the long term. Regular content updates will be used to attract players to the servers.

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In the new financial report from Kakao Games, it is noteworthy that the publisher refers to ArcheAge Chronicles not as an MMORPG, but as an online action RPG. This has been seen before with New World Aeternum, which also targets the new console audience in the revised version: ArcheAge Chronicles is following in the footsteps of New World and Crimson Desert, confusing many MMORPG fans

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Throne and Liberty: Battle with over 1,800 characters – the most important content of the MMORPG is starting soon

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Throne and Liberty has come to bring the “Massively” back to the MMORPG genre. One of the key contents for this endeavor has now finally received a date from Amazon Games.

What kind of content is it and when will it start? On November 17, 2024, castle sieges will take place for the first time on the western servers of Throne and Liberty. This was announced by publisher Amazon Games on playthroneandliberty.com.

When the siege begins, your guild has 45 minutes to overcome the defenders of the castle and achieve victory. As attackers, you must storm the castle, break through the fortified gates, and conquer the throne room.

The defenders, who are transported into the castle at the beginning of the battle, must hold their ground and use every available resource to repel all attackers. If the throne is still contested when time runs out, a 3-minute extension will be invoked, depending on the outcome of the battle.

From the Korean servers, we already know what happens during castle sieges:

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Throne and Liberty – This is how the first fortress battle went

The Strategy for Victory

What nuances play a role in securing victory? By occupying strategic positions such as siege ruins, you gain access to teleportation and resurrection points and may summon powerful siege golems as the attacking guild.

Each golem – whether it’s a stonebreaker, battle carrier, gate hammer, or jump attacker – brings unique skills to the battlefield, like transporting players or destroying castle walls.

How many players face off in a castle siege? This depends on how many guilds and alliances try their luck. In an interview with Amazon Games, we were told that over 1,800 characters participated in the first castle siege in Korea.

If you, as attackers, have overcome the first wall, you must navigate through the complicated layout of the castle. During this, you can use the sewers for surprise ambushes or leverage gate levers to control access points.

The plunder and resurrection stones scattered across the battlefield add another layer of strategy, allowing for the stealing of resources or securing positions. There are a total of five plunder stones. When these are in the attackers’ hands, Sollant and Luzent will chime out of the castle chamber into your account.

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What about the tax transport event? Since all defenders of the castle have been elected, the ruling guild can initiate the tax transport event for their server.

  • Ruling guilds can start a tax transport between 2:00 PM and 1:00 AM (local server time). To see when the tax transport event takes place, open your map and check under “Daily” for the schedule.

Tax transport is a guild event where the ruling guild must defend a tax caravan from their territory. If the ruling guild successfully brings their wealth from Vienta to the castle Rockwatch, they will receive a large bounty from Luzent and Sollant.

However, if attackers stop the delivery, the rewards will be distributed to all participants outside the alliance of the initial defenders.

Every tax transport begins with the ruling guild appointing a member as the tax transport golem. Attacking guilds must destroy the Titan’s seal stone. Using barriers, bombers, Archeum knights, and the debuffs from the chaos golem, they can engage against the golem. More information can be found here: Schedules for events, castle sieges, ore bosses, field bosses, blessing stones, and discord stones.

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Throne and Liberty: Miserable Record of Despair – How to Complete Syleus’ Mission E5-E6

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In Throne and Liberty the Miserable Record of Despair is a difficult quest. To complete it, you must go to the open-world dungeon of Syleus. MeinMMO will tell you what you need to do.

How does the quest go? You can find the quest Miserable Record of Despair in your Codex under Exploration and then Laslan. It is a mission you must complete in the open-world dungeon Abyss of Syleus.

Be aware that PvP is activated in the open-world dungeon at night. This means that you will not only be attacked by monsters but also by other players. The easiest way is to look for a group beforehand or ask guild members for help. You can recognize a conflict zone by the two crossed red swords hanging by the dungeon symbol.

In order to successfully complete the quest, you must first unlock it, then collect a page in the dungeon, and subsequently use a rotation device. MeinMMO will show you how to do that.

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The game offers not only a lot of action but also an interesting story:

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Throne and Liberty: Unlocking the Miserable Record of Despair

How do I unlock the quest? It may be that the mission is not yet unlocked for you. This is likely because you have not yet progressed deep enough into the dungeon. To activate the quest, you must have at least entered the fifth floor of the open-world dungeon Syleus once. After that, it will automatically unlock in the Codex.

To reach the fifth floor, you need to almost traverse the entire dungeon. Always orient yourself on the mini-map to the stairs, which have a small downward arrow as a symbol; they will always lead you to the next lower floors.

Make sure to activate all waypoints on the various floors, so you can teleport later if monsters or other players take you down on your way.

Collect a page of the collection: Expedition Records – Abyss of Syleus (E5-E6)

Where is the page? You can find the page of the collection: Expedition Records – Abyss of Syleus (E5-E6) right after you descend the stairs to the fifth floor. If you have never collected it, it will shine purple next to the waypoint. You will complete the first part of the quest after interacting with the page.

When you descend the stairs, you will see the page
When you descend the stairs, you will see the page
Interact with the page
Interact with the page

Unfortunately, the page is a bit buggy. Some players do not see it at all, while others do not have their quest progress counted when they interact with the page. Currently, you can only wait until the issue is fixed. However, you can try to come back at a later time to give it another shot until it eventually works.

Use the rotation device

Where is the rotation device? If collecting the page was counted for you, you can proceed directly with the quest by flying down the stairs in front of you. You will then reach a circular arena. In the center is a small round tower that you can ascend with a spiral staircase.

Once you reach the top, you will see an armillary sphere model, which you may recognize as the time-turner from Hermione in Harry Potter. You need to interact with this rotation device, and you will have mastered the second and final part of the quest.

Here you see the rotation device you need to interact with
Here you see the rotation device you need to interact with

Quest Reward

What do I get from the quest? If you complete this quest, you will receive not only Sollant and a Noble Passive Skill Growth Book, but also an Opal Drakorift Turtle. The turtle is a water morph that is immune to lava, making it very useful.

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A new MMORPG like Throne and Liberty can be quite overwhelming. If you need further assistance with Throne and Liberty, check out our comprehensive guide overview. There you will find all the useful information you need: Throne and Liberty: All Guides for Getting Started in the New MMORPG.

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WoW: A certain type of tank is extremely unpopular and nearly extinct

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Monks are having a hard time in World of Warcraft right now. Especially Brewmasters – because hardly anyone wants them around.

Tanks in World of Warcraft are in demand. Most groups take the longest time looking for a tank willing to take the team through the dungeon or raid. However, a tank is often neglected – the Brewmaster monk. Because the harder the content is, the more often others say: “No, you. We’d rather find a real tank.”

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How bad is the problem? The current state of the Brewmaster can be clearly demonstrated with numbers by looking at the tank distribution in “Mythic+” dungeons, such as on Raider.io. When you see how the monk tank performs, it quickly becomes clear that Brewmasters have a problem. At key stone levels +2 and +3, monks make up 7.2% of tanks, while all other tank specializations range between 15.7% and 23%.

  • The higher the key stone, the rarer Brewmasters become. Starting at level 12 and above, it’s only 3.9%.
  • At level 15 and above, it’s only 2.3% – where basically everyone is just playing Paladin and Warrior, leaving the other tank specializations looking outdated.
WoW Mythic Plus Tank
Across all “Mythic+” dungeons, monk-tanks are only represented at 7%.

What is the problem with the Brewmaster? The Brewmaster is currently plagued by two issues. On one hand, healers complain that he falls over particularly quickly (compared to other tanks), and on the other hand, Brewmasters deal relatively low damage. While this is not necessarily the primary role of tanks, when comparing the damage output of Brewmasters and other tank specializations, the monks look quite outdated.

On the WoW subreddit and in the official forum, new posts appear every few days, either filled with memes or trying to convince Blizzard to rework the Brewmaster again:

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Many Brewmasters even report having trouble holding threat against DPS characters – something that should practically be impossible in World of Warcraft. An actively playing tank should never be able to lose threat. Blizzard had already introduced this many expansions ago.

Nevertheless, some classes currently manage to deal so much damage compared to the Brewmaster that aggro often gets lost – and then usually the affected DPS too.

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One person’s misery is another’s joy: Because where Brewmasters are currently neglected, Warriors are in a pretty good spot. They are extremely popular, deal high damage, and survive most fights with flying colors.
However, there are not only problems with tanks but also with new features – one is delayed indefinitely and will not be ready for the patch.

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For 20 years, a spy from Metal Gear Solid 3 wasn’t allowed to tell anyone that she also voiced a Disney princess

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Since the release of Metal Gear Solid 3 about 20 years ago, the game has kept a secret: Who is the voice actress of Eva? Only the pseudonym Suzetta Miñet was mentioned in the credits. The mystery has now been revealed in an interview: It is Jodi Benson, who is also the voice of Ariel, the Little Mermaid.

Who is Jodie Benson? Jodi Benson is a famous voice actress from the USA who has lent her voice to many iconic characters. She began her career on Broadway; her breakout role was as Ariel, the Little Mermaid in the 1989 film of the same name.

After that, Jodi Benson had numerous roles in children’s and family films and was very successful in this genre.

A remake of Metal Gear Solid 3 is set to be released. You can get a first impression of the improvements with the video:

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Ariel, the Little Mermaid is also Eva from Metal Gear Solid 3

Why was the voice actress kept a secret? In 2004, the third installment of the Metal Gear Solid series was released. Jodi Benson voices the character of the spy Eva, who has a seductive nature.

It was precisely this flirtatious nature that led to Jodi Benson’s name being changed to a pseudonym. It might have been too sensitive and could have correlated with Jodi Benson’s “family-friendly” image.

The voice director Kris Zimmerman preferred to take no risks. In part of the “Metal Gear Solid Legacy Series” on YouTube, Jodi Benson says:

The various projects I have been involved in during my career are more family- and child-oriented. Our director Kris Zimmerman Salter said to me, ‘Maybe we should change your name.’

How did the name come about? The pseudonym Suzetta Miñet is based on Jodi Benson’s pet. Her dog, with whom she grew up, was named Suzette Monet. The director derived the pseudonym from this name.

Did the community know? Fans of the series have long suspected Jodi Benson was behind the voice of Eva. In the subreddit of Metal Gear Solid 3, there are some posts that sought evidence for the theory:

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With the official confirmation, everyone is now in the picture. The comments under the latest episode of “Metal Gear Solid Legacy Series” (on YouTube) are definitely excited that Jodi Benson has revealed herself:

  • rinraiden: “I KNEW IT WAS JODI BENSON!!! Now that she has revealed herself to the Metal Gear fans, she can finally… be part of our world!”
  • brucewayne404: “I remember hearing conspiracy theories about Eva’s voice actress as a child, and it’s crazy that one of them actually turned out to be true.”
  • ronniesanders8546: “Eva was voiced by Jodi Benson. You mean Ariel, the Little Mermaid? Cool.”
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New Batman Games Flop, Cost Company Millions – CEO Allegedly Knows Why

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Warner Bros. is particularly known for its releases in the gaming and film sectors. Financially, the company faced several setbacks last year. The CEO explains the situation.

How is Warner Bros doing? The company has had little luck with its releases this year. In the gaming sector, titles such as Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and the fighting game MultiVersus were released. The former is a superhero game with a live-service model and disappointed fans, rating it 3.4 out of 10 on Metacritic. According to CEO David Zaslav, MultiVersus is a financial failure.

In the film sector, the sequel to Joker was released, but here too the hoped-for hit did not materialize. The film premiered in Germany on October 4, 2024, and has barely recouped its high budget of around $200 million so far (as of 07.11.2024, via boxofficemojo.com). In Hollywood, a film must gross at least double its budget to be considered a success.

Warner Bros. is therefore having a tough year. David Zaslav explained in a conference on the third quarter of 2024 why the company is currently facing such difficulties.

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The company is underperforming

What does the CEO say? According to Zaslav, the gaming sector “is particularly underperforming” (via theverge.com). The company is not consistently successful. This has led to Warner Bros. Games generating about 31% less revenue from July to September 2024 compared to the previous year.

The company’s CFO, Gunnar Wiedenfels, also stated to IGN:

We had to incur another impairment of over $100 million due to the underperforming releases, especially MultiVersus, in this quarter, bringing the total write-down in our gaming business since the beginning of the year to over $300 million, a major factor in the studio’s profit decline this year.

Gunnar Wiedenfels via ign.com

In 2023, Warner Bros. celebrated a significant success with Hogwarts Legacy. According to statista.com, the game sold around 30 million copies worldwide – and is not a live-service game. Unlike Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. This game was part of the efforts to double this gaming sector. That the failure of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was disappointing is clear.

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What does Warner Bros. want to do now? A sequel to Hogwarts Legacy is already in development, and a series about Harry Potter is also set to be released. Additionally, the company is considering licensing its intellectual property to third-party studios.

According to Zaslav, 11 studios are working for Warner Bros., but many more are interested in the licenses. Whether such a resurgence can happen remains to be seen. Nevertheless, Suicide Squad will continue, even though there are currently hardly any players online: Suicide Squad is bringing a third season – for barely 300 players on Steam

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Steam: “Pretty Game with a Message” – New Strategy Game Turns You into an Ant, is a Hidden Gem

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Since November 7, 2024, Empire of the Ants has been released as a unique strategy game for Steam, GOG, Epic, PS5, and Xbox. Instead of managing everything from above as a “God”, you play as an ant, controlling your units up close. And such small creatures face very different challenges.

What kind of game is this?

  • You play in Empire of the Ants as Ant No. 103,683, who has been appointed by the queen as a sort of commander.
  • Your armies consist of different ants and beetles that you must lead to food and resource sources or command in battle.
  • The ant controls everything itself the whole time. Base building, commands, and technology all work without isometric perspective.
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This is how Empire of the Ants is received: On Steam, Empire of the Ants has a rating of “mostly positive” with 76% approval, but only 103 reviews. According to SteamDB, the game had 1,126 players at launch.

Users on Steam particularly praise how smoothly the game runs and how relaxing it is to play. The gameplay is said to be “refreshing,” but also “unexciting” and “almost meditative.” A special treat is that while playing, players receive the important message to please pay attention to their environment.

In the negative reviews, it is stated that the missions become repetitive quickly. Some ant lovers are also disappointed that the theme is merely superficial. It could easily be replaced with humans. Generally, the game isn’t bad, just too expensive for what it is, at 40-50 euros.

Colleagues from GameStar rate Empire of the Ants with 77 out of 100 points. They also praise the graphics and the rather calm gameplay. Criticism is aimed at the strategy factor and the story.

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30 to 60 hours of playtime for ant strategy

The gameplay is somewhat reminiscent of a mix between Pikmin and Mount & Blade. Your ant rushes across the field, looking for resource nodes or enemies to command the units you have brought there. How much you see of what content depends on the game mode:

  • Exploration is for players who like to roam freely and take on smaller tasks like rescue missions.
  • Tactical has an additional combat component and is basically a skirmish mode where you only engage in one battle. The troops operate on a rock-paper-scissors principle.
  • Strategic finally incorporates base building, resource management, troop training, and the tech tree into gameplay.

The campaign alone is said to provide between 30 and 60 hours of gameplay, depending on how thoroughly you want to complete all tasks. In addition, there is a PvP mode where you can compete against other players.

At gamescom 2024, MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus was able to play Empire of the Ants. As a big RTS fan, he was initially skeptical, especially since the game is optimized for controllers. But the unusual strategy game surprised him: I love strategy games on PC, but an RTS with a controller is my insider tip from gamescom 2024

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2 of the best strategy games of all time are now in Game Pass, still considered relevant titles in eSports today

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

The PC Game Pass has become even bigger. StarCraft Remastered and the campaign of StarCraft 2 are now included in the subscription and playable for all subscribers at no additional cost. Despite their age, these titles are among the most important strategy games, even today.

What kind of games are they?

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StarCraft und StarCraft 2 sind jetzt im Game Pass

Here you can now play them: Since November 5, 2024, StarCraft Remastered and the campaign of StarCraft 2 are included in the Game Pass. Although there is already a free version of StarCraft 2 on Battle.net, the Game Pass includes all campaigns:

  • StarCraft + Brood War
  • StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty
  • the two expansions of StarCraft 2, Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void
  • plus you have access to the mission pack Nova Covert Ops and the co-op commander mode

However, the games do not come to Xbox, so they are only available in the PC Game Pass and the Ultimate Game Pass.

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StarCraft 2 is still relevant even after 10 years

Although StarCraft 2 has been on the market for many years, there are still tournaments with large prize pools. In the Esports World Cup 2024 alone, over 1 million US dollars were distributed to the winners.

According to the website Esports Earnings, StarCraft 2 ranks 9th among games with the highest prize money, just behind Rainbow Six Siege and ahead of Rocket League, Overwatch, Valorant, and Hearthstone.

StarCraft 2 is especially known for requiring extremely fast reflexes and mental work. The gameplay can seem hectic even just from watching, although it is a strategy game.

If you’re interested in the franchise, you now have the opportunity to play all campaigns with the Game Pass. You don’t even need a subscription on Battle.net for this. However, if you’d rather wait, you might soon be served a successor: Insiders say that StarCraft 3 is in development

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The showrunner of Arcane explains why the series must end with season 2

Christoph Waldboth Christoph Waldboth Reading time 2 minutes

The second season of the Netflix series Arcane is on the starting blocks. But that should be it. The showrunner now explains why that’s a good thing.

What is Arcane? In 2021, this series, set in the universe of League of Legends, was released and was a true feast for all fans of the game. However, even viewers who had nothing to do with LoL before could enjoy the 9 episodes.

Particularly the animation style stood out and provided some beautiful visuals. Fans had to wait three years before it continues with Act 1 on November 9th. The second follows on November 16th, and the third on November 23rd.

Like season 1, the continuation will also run on Netflix. However, that should be it. According to the responsible showrunner, anything else would be a mistake.

You can find all information about season 2 bundled on MeinMMO.

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Knowing when to stop

Why does the series end with season 2? The showrunner of Arcane, Christian Linke, spoke with CinemaBlend about his work. According to him, it should be avoided that the series lasts too long:

We always had a specific story in mind. You see, it could definitely have been stretched further. But for us, it was always the case that we started with this thought in mind. I think there’s also a personal aspect as creatives. We have all seen the TV shows where the authors clearly run out of energy.

Christian Linke via CinemaBlend

The work on the series has already taken nine years, a long time to tinker with a single series. Linke even goes further and says it would simply be irresponsible to stretch the story any longer. He and his team would no longer be able to do it justice. They do not want to overdo it.

What is season 2 about? The upcoming episodes are set to mark the climax of the series. Many familiar characters from the LoL universe will reappear. Among them are Jinx, Vi, Caitlyn, and many others.

Some years have passed since the events of season 1. The story of the two sisters Jinx and Vi is to be concluded. Additionally, it is about the conflict between the city of Piltover and Silco’s allies.

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With season 2, the team around Christian Linke completes their vision of the LoL series. Fans need not be sad, as the production team has already announced that there will be more projects in the LoL universe. On MeinMMO, you can read a detailed interview with Christian Linke: “Season 2 turns everything upside down” – The showrunner of Arcane explains what changes in the series.

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Two of the best movies by Bruce Willis exist only because he owed Disney 17 million dollars

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Bruce Willis has celebrated some major successes during his career. However, two movies are the result of a dispute with Disney – and the way out of high debts.

Bruce Willis is one of the most famous actors in Hollywood. Especially since the late 1980s, he has starred in many well-known films. These include modern classics like Die Hard, Pulp Fiction, or 12 Monkeys.

However, the 1990s were not only crowned with success. In one project, Willis even got into such disputes that he suddenly faced a looming lawsuit.

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Conflicts on the Disney Set

What problem did Willis have? In 1997, Bruce Willis was supposed to direct a comedy for Disney called Broadway Brawler. With a budget of 28 million US dollars and a popular lead actor, the film was expected to easily recoup its budget.

But during production, problems arose: Bruce Willis was often in a bad mood and quarreled with the people on set. He was even responsible for the firing of individual crew members, including the director. Similar difficulties were faced by filmmakers Luc Besson and Antoine Fuqua with Willis.

Disney halted production on the film and suddenly had to deal with high losses. A lawsuit was impending, as the studio held Bruce Willis responsible. They sought around 17 million US dollars from him as compensation. Because that was too much for the actor, he agreed to a deal instead.

What kind of deal was it? Willis was to direct three more films for Disney. He contracted to do so. And as luck would have it, at least two of these three films became real box office hits.

We’re talking about The Sixth Sense, the paranormal thriller by M. Night Shyamalan, which grossed 672 million worldwide on a budget of 40 million US dollars (via boxofficemojo.com).

The second hit was Armageddon by Michael Bay, telling the story of an asteroid heading towards Earth. This film cost 140 million US dollars to produce but grossed 553 million (via boxofficemojo.com).

The third film from the deal is called The Kid and is comparatively less known today. This movie also paid off at the box office.

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So we see: Some of the films with which Bruce Willis is still associated today should not have actually been made with him. His behavior on the set of Broadway Brawler was probably not appropriate, yet we owe the conflict with Disney two films that have cult status today. Another legendary actor has raised an important question: Is Star Wars or The Lord of the Rings better?

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