The developers of Where Winds Meet have explained what they have already accomplished in 2026 and what changes are still in progress. However, one is causing some trouble.
What have the developers of Where Winds Meet already achieved? Although 2026 has just started, the developers of Where Winds Meet have already implemented several updates and improvements. In a new post (via Reddit), they mentioned six major changes. The first significant new feature is the addition of Portuguese as a language.
According to the developers, they have fixed several serious issues on the PS5, including input errors, FPS drops, and menu display errors. Overall, they have optimized over 1,000 things in the game to ensure a smoother experience.
Also, according to the developers, Where Winds Meet should now run better on mobile devices than at launch. The demand for multiple characters on one account has also been fulfilled by the developers. Additionally, there is a new martial arts plan called “Bamboocut-Dust”.
Here you can watch a trailer for Where Winds Meet:
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Where Winds Meet shows the first scenes of the new expansion “The Imperial Palace” in the trailer
Further improvements planned
What have the developers planned? In all the mentioned areas, the developers have further improvements planned. Among other things, additional languages such as Thai, Vietnamese, and Russian are to be added.
In the next version, the developers explain, it should then be truly festive with festive decorations, singing, dancing, and laughter everywhere. Future updates should also require less storage space. However, one change is not being well received by the players.
What angers the fans? While the developers state that they have made the game more playable on mobile devices, players see it quite differently. In the comments on Reddit, some users claim that the game is now less playable than before.
Kindly_Objective_658: “It used to be okay on the smartphone, only in Kaifeng it lagged a bit. Now it lags everywhere on the map and the device overheats.”
Dangerous-Ad6589: “On lower-end mobile devices, there were only lags when entering Kaifeng through the south gate; now the problem occurs throughout the entire city. Sometimes even the textures and objects don’t load correctly anymore.”
Even the PS5 version is still far from being as good as the developers present it in their post. Reddit user GitGudGuy writes: “It’s concerning that the performance issues on the PS5 are labeled as ‘fixed’. The game still runs terribly even on the Pro version; the GvG battles are hardly playable from a size of 15 against 15 players.”
The Sauercrowd event of the German Twitch scene has been running for a while now, and it’s already clear that some content creators have greatly benefited from their participation. MeinMMO introduces you to some of the biggest winners from WoW Classic Hardcore.
Since December 27, 2025, the Sauercrowd event of the German Twitch scene has been running. Led by Metashi, Papaplatte, and HandOfBlood, hundreds of content creators are exploring the world of WoW Classic Hardcore, aiming to stand together in the first raid of the Molten Core.
However, the full-time streamers are likely not just putting themselves through the grueling leveling phase of classic WoW for fun and for the pure entertainment of their viewers, where every little mistake can quickly mean a reset due to hardcore rules. They surely also want to benefit from the event, become more well-known, and expand the reach of their own channels.
We have sifted through countless statistics on websites like sullygnome.com or twitchtracker.com to find out who the biggest winners of the Sauercrowd event are so far. The following parameters were important to us:
Which streamers have particularly increased their followers, viewer counts, and subscribers in the past month?
Which participants from Sauercrowd are discussed particularly often AND positively in the communities on Reddit and elsewhere?
Due to the large number of participants, clips, discussions, and parameters, it is likely impossible to define a clear Top 10 of the biggest winners. However, we would like to introduce you to at least 10 streamers who can greatly benefit from their participation in Sauercrowd. If there are more winners you know of, please share them in the comments!
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Attention: During such a large event, the numbers for followers, subs, and so on change nearly by the minute. The same goes for the level of some characters. Our figures are from January 29, 2026 – 20:48.
The Italian Caroline Forer speaks several languages fluently (English, Italian, and German) and has made a name for herself in the WoW scene under her Twitch name Naguura years ago. She has raided at a World-First level and later analyzed and commented on World-First races.
Naguura has already participated in the international OnlyFangs event in WoW Classic Hardcore and now helps her fellow teammates from Sauercrowd with her expertise and calm demeanor. Her only hardcore death in the current event occurred only because she wanted to ensure that her 4 group members safely exited the dungeon after a mis-pull with her paladin.
For the German WoW event Sauercrowd, Naguura switched to the German language; previously, she mostly streamed in English. This brought her a significant boost in her numbers on Twitch. Last month, she welcomed more than 24,000 new followers. According to sullygnome.com, there is only one other streamer from Sauercrowd who can top that.
Everyone knows Superman. As a flying and strong superhero, he accomplishes incredible feats. But how realistic would this be in our world? Physicists addressed this question in a video.
Superman can do almost anything. He can fly and rescue people, has x-ray vision, and is incredibly strong. He embodies unconditional heroism. But how realistic would his abilities be in our world?
Superman was also mentioned, and they tried to explore whether Superman could really save people in free fall.
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Superman – Trailer for the new film of the well-known superhero from DC
Being saved by Superman could end badly
What is the biggest problem? Probably every Superman movie has a scene where he saves someone in free fall, for example, when falling from a building. He flies up and catches the person. But in real life, that would not be a good idea, as Charles Liu explains in the video.
The problem is that Superman as Man of Steel would have the same effects on the falling person as the hard ground when catching them. Therefore, the person would die. The problem is the moment of impact. O’Reilly compares it to a bug on a windshield.
Liu goes on to say that such a rescue would only be possible if Superman had the ability to absorb motion. With such an ability, he could catch the person and negate the impact. It’s as if they fell and just stopped in mid-air. Neil deGrasse Tyson compares it to an airbag.
Another possibility that Tyson suggests is a horizontal flight by Superman. In this case, such a rescue would be possible if Superman knows exactly when to intervene. This would also allow him to cushion the impact, but according to Liu, Superman’s brain would need to be as good as an average computer.
The physicist Ben Tippett described in his paper A Unified theory of Superman’s Powers from 2009 (via nbcnews.com) that the hero would need to cushion the impact during a horizontal flight, with a slight bump in the flight curve. However, this is not shown in the films.
You can find the excerpt about Superman here:
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What about other abilities? In the video, they also discuss Superman’s x-ray vision, which is visible in the interview scene from Superman (1978) (via YouTube). There, Lois Lane asks the hero if he knows what color her underwear is. He replies that he can’t see it because she is standing in front of a plant made of lead.
This is essentially correct, as lead absorbs x-rays. But even if there were no lead, Superman couldn’t see what colors a garment has under the clothing. X-rays cannot capture such information as they pass through clothing.
Essentially, x-rays fall through the body onto a plate, as the Stiftung Gesundheitswissen explains. Different tissues and bones allow different amounts of radiation to pass through. For example, bones appear light gray, while fat appears dark gray.
Charles Liu explains in this context that x-rays also have different colors. The different spectral colors indeed have different wavelengths. For example, red light has a wavelength of about 620 nanometers, while blue light has about 400 nanometers.
Such a concept also exists with x-ray radiation. Here, a distinction is made between hard (wavelength around 0.1 nm) and soft (wavelength around 1 nm) x-ray radiation, which can penetrate materials differently because they differ in their wavelength (via LEIFIPhysik). Compared to our color spectrum, Superman’s x-ray vision would have to process and perceive different x-ray spectra to create some kind of image.
While we have rod and cone cells that allow us to see brightness, darkness, and colors, Superman would need an x-ray variant of that:
But x-rays also have different colors. Some of these are referred to as hard x-rays, while others are referred to as soft x-rays. Just as we can capture images in red, green, and blue and then mix them into a color photo, Superman might be able to recognize or even emit x-rays and switch between these different bands to create a three-color image.
Charles Liu about how Superman’s x-ray vision could work in the real world. (Source: StarTalk on YouTube).
This would need to be explained in a comic or a movie. However, the way his ability is portrayed in the media, it shouldn’t work at all.
AI is playing an increasingly important role. The CEO of the German company SAP stated in an interview that keyboards will soon no longer be necessary. The voice input for AI is now so good that soon there will be no need for keyboards anymore.
The English-language magazine Fortune spoke with the CEO of the German software company SAP during the World Economic Forum in Davos. In the conversation, SAP CEO Christian Klein explained that keyboards are losing significance. Instead, language is becoming much more important. He said:
The end of the keyboard is near. The speech recognition of many of these large language models is extremely powerful. Now we need to work on translating speech into business language and business data.
Instead of large amounts of data, one would only need to explain to the AI via voice what exactly is needed.
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Keyboard for data entry could become increasingly unimportant
The purely “data entry” via keyboard could, according to Christian Klein, lose significance more and more in the coming years. Voice input with AI is already functioning very well, but currently, there is still a lack of technical implementation. He went on to say:
The future will certainly look like that you no longer have to enter data information into an SAP system. Instead, you can ask specific analytical questions with your voice. You can trigger operational task workflows. You can also make entries in the system with your voice – performance feedback, pipeline entries, etc.
The technological possibilities are there; now it is really just about the implementation.
From his perspective, AI can therefore be excellently integrated into professional everyday life with language and used meaningfully.
Microsoft CEO Nadella also advocated that AI must be used for something useful. Otherwise, one would lose the support of the broad masses if energy and resources were wasted on nonsense.
The Butcher is a true legend and regularly provides moments of fright in Diablo 4. The community is now discussing which version of the Butcher was actually the most terrifying – and thus the personal favorite.
This is what the Butcher is about: The Butcher is probably the most well-known boss of the series, making his first appearance in Diablo 1. The Butcher is known for his iconic line: “Ah, fresh meat!” He is particularly deadly because he deals enormous damage, pulls players in with his hook, and is surprisingly quick for his size.
Since then, the legendary foe has repeatedly appeared in various Diablo titles, and even beyond:
In Diablo 1, the Butcher had his own room, decorated with dismembered corpses and bloodstains. In Diablo 2, he is only mentioned, and there is the axe “Butcher’s Pupil”.
In Diablo 3, you encounter him as a boss in Act 1, among others. Additionally, he exists as a pet and his weapon as an item.
The Butcher is regularly a topic in the Diablo community. While he still surprises players in Diablo 4 randomly in dungeons, for many veterans, he has become more of a laughingstock. Fans are now discussing which Butcher is the most terrifying of all, and they have a clear favorite.
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Blizzard summarizes the story of Diablo 4 in the video
“It’s like being wiped out by a jumpscare”
Which Butcher is the players’ favorite? In a thread on the Diablo subreddit, fans are discussing which Butcher is their favorite. The top comment comes from Vorheim. He writes: “Diablo 1, and not even close. The creepiest video game moment of my childhood. Absolutely unforgettable.” Around 1,300 users agree with him in the form of upvotes.
The thread creator shows screenshots of the Butchers from Diablo 1, Diablo 3, and Diablo 4:
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Many others report under the Reddit post that they nearly wet themselves during their first encounter with the Butcher in Diablo 1. MyNameIsDan_ even writes that he completely stopped playing Diablo 1 after encountering the Butcher.
Karsh14 sums up the phenomenon surrounding the Butcher in Diablo 1 well:
Clearly Diablo 1, by a huge margin. You just have to remember the context in which we first played it. […] You had absolutely no idea what to expect. […] You know the Butcher from the iconic intro scene, but you don’t really know what the Butcher is.
So when you encounter the Butcher for the first time, you are almost guaranteed to be unprepared, poorly equipped, and have absolutely no idea what the hell you are doing, lol. You are green behind the ears. You don’t even know what a real boss is.
You just notice that the room looks different, but you have no idea what happens when you open the door. You think: Okay, this must be the Butcher everyone is talking about, or at least his build.
You think you are prepared […] so you open the door. And then the sound clip comes immediately: “Ah, fresh meat”, and the Butcher rushes right in. No reaction time. He’s on you in an instant. And because you’re under-leveled, he wipes you out in seconds. Game over, man! This really threw off everyone who experienced it for the first time, lol. It felt like being wiped out by a jumpscare.
But the Butcher in Diablo 4 has also made an impression, especially at the beginning. Pheonyxxx696 reports how shocked he was because he didn’t even know that the Butcher appeared there. At level 10, he was quickly taken apart as expected. Also, lolboonesfarm finds: “He is so much more brutal in part 4. He is just extremely fast and ruthless.” Especially for new players, this dangerous boss is still making life difficult.
For Significant_Purple79, the Butcher from Diablo 1 remains an absolute core memory. The Butcher from Season 0 of Diablo 4 ranks second for him. Today, he even enjoys hearing “Ah, fresh meat!” because it means extra loot.
The legendary Butcher from Diablo 1 has left a lasting impression on many players and gave them quite a scare – not least because many were quite young at the time.
But in Diablo 4, the Butcher seems to be doing a “good job” as well. After all, he can ambush you unexpectedly in dungeons at any time, which can mean a quick and ruthless character death, especially at low levels.
Which Butcher has taught you to fear sustainably? Vote in our survey:
The Butcher is one of the toughest bosses in Diablo history. But the 28-year-old boss is by no means the only opponent who makes players sweat. We have rummaged through old forums, Reddit, and our own memories to introduce you to the 5 toughest bosses in Diablo.
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In a new Deep Dive, the creators detail the features of Crimson Desert. The first video already brings some big news: Kliff will not be the only playable protagonist. There is also new information about the open world and all the things you can do there.
Crimson Desert now shows this:
In a new video on YouTube, the developers showcase new gameplay for Crimson Desert and outline the rough storyline. You fight for the survival of your clan, the Greymanes, but become involved in more.
A particularly striking point: the information has been that Kliff will be the only playable protagonist, which has already caused criticism. The developers now introduce two new playable characters.
Who the two are has not yet been revealed, but there is a woman with a two-handed sword and pistol as well as a burly man with an axe and cannon. They all are said to have different play styles.
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What else is new? In the video, the developers also discuss the open world of the game. For example, the world of Pywel is divided into a total of five areas, and the eponymous “Crimson Desert” is only a part of it.
In each area, there are unique quests and narratives, which usually revolve around the factions of the world. Some tasks are said to take longer, involving large castle sieges, while others are shorter and quieter. Which of these quests you pursue and in what order is said to be entirely up to you.
Additionally, there should be hidden encounters and secrets that you can discover, inviting exploration. You will have different abilities, such as raven-like wings for short flights or double jumps as well as a controllable dragon as a mount.
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Crimson Desert macht Spaß, braucht aber noch ein bisschen Zeit
“This somehow combines everything into one”
The sheer amount of content that Crimson Desert has presented, especially the different ideas like dragons, cannons, wings, and medieval aesthetics, has led to some discussions in the comments.
While many users welcome the ideas, others are skeptical whether the developers might take on too much and whether everything will really work at release. Some are even doubtful whether Crimson Desert will be released at all.
In particular, the fact that Kliff will no longer be the only playable character, but that two more will be added throughout the story, has caused quite a stir. At least a few fans seem to have hoped for such news.
However, the release date is already set: Crimson Desert is set to release on March 19, 2026, after some delays, and until then, Pearl Abyss plans to publish more videos of this kind to showcase more features of the game.
In Hytale there is already a lot to discover in the game thanks to two updates. However, the next updates are expected to take some time, but for the benefit of the players, says one of the developers.
What is the update situation for Hytale? Only four days after the release of Hytale, the first update for the game was released. Here, some minor improvements were made, while the developers also announced further planned enhancements and additions.
In Update 2, which also only took a few days to arrive, there were already some small contents added to the Minecraft competitor. Of course, further updates are planned, but they will also take some time.
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Hytale feiert erfolgreichen Early-Access-Release mit 2,8 Millionen Spielern
New content every two to six weeks
What updates are coming in the future? In a post on X, the developer Simon announced the upcoming updates for Hytale. In the future, the rhythm for updates is to be adjusted. The focus should rather be on testing the new features before they make it into the game.
Every week, experimental builds should be released to test new features. However, these will be unstable and are intended to gather feedback.
Meanwhile, the main version of the game is expected to receive updates less frequently, about every two to six weeks, and only when the new features are in a good state. These releases should be announced in a timely manner so that players can prepare for the changes and explore the new content at their leisure.
Additionally, this would give servers and modders more time to adjust to the changes.
The latest cinematic for World of Warcraft Midnight is unusually humorous. At first glance, it reminds one more of WildStar.
In the context of the “state of Azeroth,” a lot of new content has been released for World of Warcraft, but a small yet fine cinematic has also been revealed, which is meant to highlight a special aspect of the game: housing. Unlike the other WoW cinematics, the trailer is neither heroic nor dark – instead, it is humorous and a bit silly. This is precisely why it reminds one of WildStar at first glance. But see for yourself:
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WoW: Housing-Cinematic in WildStar style
Housing brings joy – overshadowing the seriousness of the world
What does the trailer show? In the video, we see a blood elf being threatened by the void powers and caught in a life-and-death struggle – at least that appears to be the case. But after the enemies are defeated, she bends down to pick up what her opponent dropped, only to break out into a joyful frenzy with exaggerated facial expressions.
Afterwards, the elf returns to the Horde’s area – a neighborhood. There, many other allies live, and she heads to her own home, where it is revealed why her joy was so great: because the item she found fits perfectly in her home as a holder for a teapot.
Why does this remind of WildStar? The first cinematics of WildStar had a very similar tone to the new WoW cinematic. It begins with an (apparently) serious situation, before the tension is broken by almost silly and exaggerated facial expressions and behavior. After that, the trailer maintains a rather relaxed atmosphere and mainly conveys one thing: housing in World of Warcraft is a deeply emotional and social experience.
Because the housing in WildStar has long served as a model for player housing in World of Warcraft, it’s only natural that one would want to capture a similar spirit here – perhaps it is also a hidden tribute.
Cortyn says: Even though I really enjoy the WoW cinematics with story, dark emotions, or the feeling of heroism, I quickly grew fond of this cinematic. It is one of the first cinematics that doesn’t revolve around “lore-accurate” fixed characters from the game world, but rather around clearly player-controlled characters who are happy about things like “loot” or the opportunity to build new objects from items in housing. This is a new style that one might not take too seriously in regard to the story, but it wonderfully captures the feeling of World of Warcraft.
In housing, there are many creative minds that manage to craft new artistic values from just a few objects or have ideas for homes that one wouldn’t even think of – like the cave of a good friend, which has nothing to do with a cozy home…
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The Twitch streamer Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris is a big fan of unique collectibles and likes to spend money on them. For almost 10 years he has been proud of a piece of paper from the singer Prince. Now MontanaBlack discovered that the sheet music is not supposed to be an original.
What kind of collectible is this? MontanaBlack not only spends a lot of money on his sports cars but also on unique collectibles. Almost ten years ago, MontanaBlack purchased a collectible from the singer Prince.
In a large picture frame, alongside photos of the singer, was also a piece of paper. On this piece of paper, the lyrics of the song Purple Rain were written down, supposedly immortalized by Prince himself in his own handwriting. In total, MontanaBlack paid 32,000 euros for it, he claims.
The Twitch streamer states that he bought the Prince collectible as an investment, expecting its value to increase in the future. However, MontanaBlack had to find out the opposite.
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Company Allegedly Falsified Documents: “32,000 Euros Gone”
In 2020, MontanaBlack proudly displayed the Prince lyrics in one of his Twitch streams. When one of the viewers doubted its authenticity, the streamer initially rejected that idea. MontanaBlack claimed to have obtained the lyrics along with papers from the USA that were supposed to prove the authenticity of the collectible.
Recently, however, the Twitch streamer had to inform his chat that the collectible was indeed not genuine. He had seen other rare items from Prince on various auction sites and wanted to have the authenticity of his own checked by a “collector colleague” again.
The result: MontanaBlack had indeed fallen for a forgery. The Twitch streamer further explains that the American company, which was supposed to prove authenticity with the issuance of the corresponding papers, was allegedly behind it. The company is said to have intentionally falsified the papers for a fee.
Dejected, MontanaBlack admitted in his stream: “32,000 euros gone. […] Do you know how much I’ve bragged about this sign in front of people because I was so proud of it?” (Source: YouTube).
Even more solo content in World of Warcraft. Soon there will be Depths, but they are so vast that you won’t be able to conquer them in one go.
If you had to choose just one feature from the expansion “The War Within” that can be regarded as a complete success, it would probably be the Depths. Although the Depths can also be tackled with a group, they have been a true content revelation for solo fans. Here, there were not only challenging encounters but also really strong loot at raid level.
Blizzard wants to expand on this and offer even more to solo fans: That’s why soon Labyrinths are coming, which are essentially “Mega-Depths”.
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What has been announced? In a video about the “State of Azeroth,” the developers talked about upcoming features. This included both WoW Classic and Midnight. One feature that was still unknown is the so-called “Labyrinths.” This is still a working title, but is supposed to offer a new type of content, primarily aimed at solo players.
Mega-Depths for mega-long adventures
How do Labyrinths work? Labyrinths are supposed to function similarly to Depths, meaning a kind of adventure and dungeon experience that can be tackled alone or in a group. Unlike Depths, however, the progress within a Labyrinth is not reset between visits.
A Labyrinth is expected to be many times larger than a Depth, so you don’t have to play through everything in one go. Instead, there are different areas, and you can choose which area to complete first and which you want to take more time on.
How exactly the rewards will work, whether loot is only given upon complete completion or after finishing each sub-area, remains to be seen.
When are Labyrinths coming? Labyrinths are announced for Patch 12.1.5 – in the middle of Season 2 of Midnight. This is likely still a few months away, giving Blizzard enough time to continue working on the feature and incorporate any feedback from the community. This feature is scheduled to be implemented in Fall 2026, specifically after the BlizzCon in September.
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A new quest has made it into ARC Raiders, sending you to different locations for Apollo to take photos and collect items. How to best proceed for “The League” is explained here.
What do you need to do for the quest? With Update 1.13, new quests came to ARC Raiders, one of which is called “The League”. You receive this from Apollo, who sends you to various maps. There you need to:
Bring a flat soccer ball to Apollo.
Deliver a bicycle pump to Apollo.
Take a picture of the goal at the water towers on the dam battlefields.
Photograph the soccer magazines at any kiosk in the Buried City.
However, the locations will not be marked on the map. So you don’t wander around for hours, we will show you exactly where to search.
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Here you will find a kiosk
You can find one of the most famous kiosks in the center of the map in the Buried City. Next to the fountain in front of the town hall is a kiosk partially buried in sand, which you can enter through a side door or the service window.
Here you can reliably find a kioskThis is what the kiosk looks likeYou need to photograph these magazines
In this kiosk, you now need to photograph the magazine stand on the wall. Be cautious when entering this place. This oasis is guarded by many ARCs. It would be wise to use decoys and throw them to distract the robots temporarily. Once you have taken the photo, you can start a new round and tackle the remaining steps.
Take a photo of the goal and find the soccer ball and bicycle pump
Next, you need to visit the water towers on the dam battlefields. Marked on our map, you are now off to look for a frame resembling a homemade goal made of three thin trunks. In front of the goal, you can now take a photo. Next, you need the flat soccer ball – it’s located behind the goal in a metal box. Open it and collect the soccer ball.
The goal consists of three thin trunks and the marked spots are the soccer ball and the pumpHere you will find the soccer ballHere you will find the pumpHere you will find the water towers on the dam battlefields
To the right of a water tower, you will find a broken bicycle. You must also interact with this. A bicycle pump will then be dropped. Pick up this item as well. It is best to use an augment with two safety slots before you embark on the expedition. You can safely store both items there and will not lose them if a player defeats you.
However, for this step, you must definitely extract safely from the map, as you need both items. You need to deliver them to Apollo to complete the quest.
That was all the important locations for the quest “The League” in ARC Raiders. In addition to this mission, there are more quests that you can complete. If you are looking for solutions for those as well, we have the right guide overview for you: ARC Raiders: All Guides, Tips, and Lists Overview
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The story of Arknights: Endfield is convoluted. Without memories of the past, the game character wakes up in a world that is both strange and familiar to him. However, players now believe that they actually belong to the villains.
What is Arknights: Endfield about? In the story of Arknights: Endfield, the protagonist wakes up without memories of the past. This is a problem, as the “Endministrator” is the only one who knows how the plan looks.
As the story unfolds, players learn more about the intentions of Endfield Industries, but fans believe that they are not on the good side.
Here you can watch the game trailer:
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Arknights: Endfield shows its story in the release trailer
Evil against Evil
What suspicion do players have? Players of Arknights: Endfield believe that, similar to Satisfactory, the goal is not only to modernize the planet but also to exploit it. There are repeatedly suspicious comments, like the one from the main companion Perlica.
In an in-game chat, she writes: “Of course. Endfield’s goal is to take a leading role in the expansion and create more space where life can truly thrive. One day this planet will become a factory to which we all belong.”
This strikes players as the culmination of the evil plan the company is pursuing. Accordingly, gamers write on Reddit:
Goguryeo: “She just can’t help herself, saying something suspicious in almost every second sentence.”
NychuNychu: “I find it funny how much I trusted her at first. She seems like the sweetest angel ever – but once you play the game and listen to her, she becomes more suspicious every time something negative about us is mentioned.”
Remarkable-Pin-8352: “Thinking about it, Endfield is basically like James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’, except we are the ones playing who are objectively right.”
Why is the plan kept secret? The not-so-charitable intentions remain mainly undiscovered because there is a more obvious enemy with the ruin and attacks from various factions on the people.
This opposing faction is clearly evil and brings ruin and misery – accordingly, attention is directed towards this faction and not towards the secret plan of Endfield Industries.
With Vampires: Bloodlord Rising, a new open-world adventure with a dark atmosphere is released on Steam. MeinMMO editor and hobby vampire Benedict Grothaus has already played it in advance and is fascinated by the world, especially because Bloodlords Rising does some things very differently than genre counterparts.
Vampire aesthetics are among my absolute favorites in games, movies, and everywhere else. However, my discovery of Vampire: Bloodlords Rising is due to a coincidence: while checking out a new Viking Dynasty game at gamescom 2025 I noticed a few posters of Vampires: Bloodlord Rising hanging there, coincidentally presented by publisher Toplitz.
After a short conversation with PR manager Mathias Oertel, he promised to give me access to the vampire game as soon as possible. Now the time had come: a few days before the early access release on Steam on January 30, 2026, I was allowed to play.
After thousands of hours in various survival games, including over 40 hours in V Rising alone, I had certain expectations of the game and knew exactly what I wanted: a dark setting, cool vampire powers, and a reversed power dynamic, where I am the monster at night and the hunted during the day.
I went into the game blind, and after a – admittedly somewhat sluggish – start, the game quickly captivated me. Vampires: Bloodlord Rising does not just do many things differently that I am used to from survival games, but also casts a completely different light on my beloved undead.
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In Vampires: Bloodlord Rising baut euch ein Vampir-Imperium auf
Much more than just a survival game with vampires
First of all, Vampires: Bloodlord Rising does not play like a classic survival game like Conan Exiles or ARK. Although I still have to collect a few resources at the beginning and build the first buildings by myself, my… uh… certainly voluntarily “recruited” workers will take over later.
At its heart, Bloodlord Rising is more of a dynasty game like Sengoku Dynasty or Medieval Dynasty, where it is more about managing one’s own territories and less about having to take care of one’s own survival.
However, this is not the point that excited me so much. I expected to have to stalk humans as a vampire to drain them – like in V Rising. A nasty monster that everyone fears.
However, Vampires: Bloodlord Rising changes the image of the vampire. Instead of the terrors of the night, I am the Count in his castle, ensuring that the land flourishes, and the people find that good! I am the nice, immortal bloodsucker next door, something I absolutely did not expect.
A survival game with… story?
This innovation wraps Vampires: Bloodlord Rising in a comprehensive single-player campaign. As the vampire Dragos, I awaken from a long sleep and must rebuild the ancient rule of my (apparently) deceased vampire father.
Briefly about the story: Although we as a vampire dynasty were always good to the people, except for the small blood toll that everyone was happy to pay, the Inquisition wanted to get rid of us. After a short but fierce war, we were defeated, and the land was plunged into a “silver veil” that harms every child of the night.
Now I am fighting not only for the survival of my entire bloodline (heh), but also against the inquisitors who have set up camp everywhere. What particularly excites me here: the people in the villages are anything but enthusiastic about the church, which apparently acts much more brutally than we vampires ever have. Many wish for our rule to return.
As the story progresses, I unlock new areas of the realm of Sangavia, such as an enchanted swamp or an enchanted forest. These areas serve as biomes with their own secrets and new resources and thus new crafting opportunities.
The ruined castle.Crafting usually takes place at workbenches.The servants take care of their tasks.Abilities increase with use – exploration, hunting, and more.Rumors show who can do what.Hmm. Where do I know that from?You are not you when you are hungry.Even cute rabbits are a source of blood…The silver veil keeps vampires away – and limits the world.Beast Vision is very useful.Cool detail: no reflection!In new areas, an outpost must be established.The nexus must be strengthened to unlock new areas.
From Bloodsucker to Manager of Lands and People
In doing so, numerous mechanics come into play that have already worked similarly or the same in other dynasty titles. For instance, I can collect taxes from the settlements I rule if I treat my people well.
How “nasty” I am, I decide for myself. I can terrify my servants, making it easier to obtain blood – but it lowers the taxes they pay me. At the moment, I feed myself and my helpers solely with animal blood.
Caution is advised, as I should only encounter humans in “aristocrat” form. If they see me as a “hunter” or catch me in any way doing vampiric things, they flee, and the prosperity of the region declines.
This interplay of the two forms becomes quite automatic quickly, but still provides a bit more depth. The aristocrat can negotiate with humans and find out who has what abilities, while the hunter fights, collects resources, or… transforms humans who, according to the gathered rumors, would make useful vampire servants.
Unlike V Rising, where I constantly run around as a vampire attacking everything that comes in front of me, Vampires: Bloodlord Rising focuses on the duality of the bloodsuckers. Something that, in my opinion, is emphasized far too rarely.
The game surprisingly manages to portray vampires quite well. Through vampire tears, I can improve abilities or even learn new skills, such as “Beast Vision,” which shows me prey nearby and even reveals their blood type. Yes, there are blood types like in V Rising with different effects, such as improved combat power or healing.
There are also nice details, such as the fact that I have no reflection in puddles. Unfortunately, amusing details like the compulsive counting from legends are missing. However, my supernatural claws are enough to chop down trees, stones, and metals. Practical when I don’t want to lug around tools.
On the other hand, the combat system in Vampires: Bloodlord Rising is somewhat… simpler. There are various attacks and skills like the phantom for sneaky tactics and different enemies. But the game is noticeably not designed for combat, rather for exploration, management, and expansion. Fighting serves purely the narrative and as a small obstacle for special locations.
I don’t yet know what the endgame or co-op looks like – you can play Vampires: Bloodlord Rising with up to 3 other players – as I only had a few hours to play during the early phase because there was just too much else going on. However, I have already recruited a few people to join me because I definitely want to continue playing.
As the story progresses, I unlock new areas of the realm of Sangavia, such as an enchanted swamp or an enchanted forest. These areas serve as biomes with their own secrets and new resources and thus new crafting opportunities.
The ruined castle.Crafting usually takes place at workbenches.The servants take care of their tasks.Abilities increase with use – exploration, hunting, and more.Rumors show who can do what.Hmm. Where do I know that from?You are not you when you are hungry.Even cute rabbits are a source of blood…The silver veil keeps vampires away – and limits the world.Beast Vision is very useful.Cool detail: no reflection!In new areas, an outpost must be established.The nexus must be strengthened to unlock new areas.
From Bloodsucker to Manager of Lands and People
In doing so, numerous mechanics come into play that have already worked similarly or the same in other dynasty titles. For instance, I can collect taxes from the settlements I rule if I treat my people well.
How “nasty” I am, I decide for myself. I can terrify my servants, making it easier to obtain blood – but it lowers the taxes they pay me. At the moment, I feed myself and my helpers solely with animal blood.
Caution is advised, as I should only encounter humans in “aristocrat” form. If they see me as a “hunter” or catch me in any way doing vampiric things, they flee, and the prosperity of the region declines.
This interplay of the two forms becomes quite automatic quickly, but still provides a bit more depth. The aristocrat can negotiate with humans and find out who has what abilities, while the hunter fights, collects resources, or… transforms humans who, according to the gathered rumors, would make useful vampire servants.
Unlike V Rising, where I constantly run around as a vampire attacking everything that comes in front of me, Vampires: Bloodlord Rising focuses on the duality of the bloodsuckers. Something that, in my opinion, is emphasized far too rarely.
The game surprisingly manages to portray vampires quite well. Through vampire tears, I can improve abilities or even learn new skills, such as “Beast Vision,” which shows me prey nearby and even reveals their blood type. Yes, there are blood types like in V Rising with different effects, such as improved combat power or healing.
There are also nice details, such as the fact that I have no reflection in puddles. Unfortunately, amusing details like the compulsive counting from legends are missing. However, my supernatural claws are enough to chop down trees, stones, and metals. Practical when I don’t want to lug around tools.
On the other hand, the combat system in Vampires: Bloodlord Rising is somewhat… simpler. There are various attacks and skills like the phantom for sneaky tactics and different enemies. But the game is noticeably not designed for combat, rather for exploration, management, and expansion. Fighting serves purely the narrative and as a small obstacle for special locations.
I don’t yet know what the endgame or co-op looks like – you can play Vampires: Bloodlord Rising with up to 3 other players – as I only had a few hours to play during the early phase because there was just too much else going on. However, I have already recruited a few people to join me because I definitely want to continue playing.
A PC enthusiast proudly presents his latest achievement. He has made his gaming rig pet-friendly to make it more accessible for his cat and to spend more quality time with her.
What did the Redditor share? The user nico_arango posted on January 27, 2026, in a Reddit post a picture of his cat. She was lying on his PC, and he titled the photo claiming he had found a solution for the cat problem.
According to some reports, he chose a case that has no fans on the upper part of the computer, thus not taking in or blowing out airflow at the top of the PC. This is supposed to make the area safer for the pet in case it does decide to sit there.
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The case is according to a Reddit comment from the user a Lian LI O11 Vision with tinted glass. The user also mentions in another comment in the Reddit post that he cleans his PC every two weeks with an electric fan to keep it free from additional dirt. This is a good idea even if you don’t have pets, as another user shows you what happens if you don’t clean your PC for six years.
If you don’t feel like cleaning a PC, then check out what’s in the Switch 2 box:
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Praise and support meet questions and concerns
The post is well received on Reddit, and the comments praise the user for his idea, but some users point out potential issues:
tehbotolsaya writes (Reddit): “Is it possible for the cat to break the glass?”
Ravvynfall notes (Reddit): “My concerns if your cat is allowed to relax on your PC tower are a) cat urine can short out the system, b) cat hair and skin flakes impede airflow and settle on your components.”
Tyr_kukulkan says (Reddit): “You’ll have to wipe greasy paw prints off that glass forever.”
The user even replied to some Reddit comments and explained that it was easy for him to prevent the cat from climbing back on his PC, so it was not an issue.
What problems can arise with pets and PCs? While the risk of clogged airways and fans decreases significantly if the user’s statement is true and he regularly cleans his computer, hardware and pets can still be problematic for each other.
Fluids such as saliva or urine can quickly become a danger if they touch sensitive components or come into contact with electricity. This can lead to a short circuit, which can harm both hardware and your pet.
Animals can intentionally or unintentionally throw or knock over objects onto the PC or even topple the computer itself. Depending on the situation, this can cause damage. The pet can also injure itself in the process.
A new series from Marvel has started with Wonder Man. Even though it revolves around an unknown hero, MeinMMO editor Nikolas Hernes believes that all 8 episodes are worth watching.
What is the series about? The title Wonder Man sounds like a classic superhero story, but in the new series, which premiered on Disney+ with all 8 episodes on 28.01.2026, it centers around Simon Williams, played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. He wants to make it big as an actor, but even small supporting roles slip away from him because he wants too many changes in the script.
One day, however, he meets actor Trevor Slattery, played by Sir Ben Kingsley. MCU fans know him as the fake Mandarin from Iron Man 3 (2013) and later from Shang-Chi (2021). Thanks to Trevor, Simon learns that there will be a remake of Wonder Man, one of his favorite films. However, both have a secret that could threaten their acting careers.
You can already tell from the description: This doesn’t sound much like Marvel or a superhero series. But Wonder Man is probably the best Marvel series because it perfectly utilizes the format.
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The first trailer for Wonder Man shows how Marvel makes fun of superhero movies
The Marvel Universe is not just about battles between superheroes
Marvel series are a thing for me. I love Daredevil (even though that doesn’t really count), but the many other MCU series have always left me cold. They weren’t particularly bad (except maybe Secret Invasion), but they never stuck with me. There are cool moments in Moon Knight, but most of the time it feels like watching the little brother of an MCU action movie. Creative concepts were missing, even though a series format would be perfect for it.
That’s why I was eager for Wonder Man. The trailers already showed: This will probably not be a classic superhero story. And to put it briefly: That’s exactly how it is. Wonder Man is about acting, friendship, and a tiny bit about superpowers.
What I particularly liked about Wonder Man is the subtle use of jokes and the camera. Often, it lingers for a long time, and many jokes are not one-liners but gags about the show business, Netflix, and other practices in Hollywood. That makes it particularly fun because it gives the two main actors plenty of room to act.
The camera is often held steady or moved slightly, with few cuts. This allows Abdul-Mateen II and Kingsley to show that they are strong performers. This is particularly effective because most of the series focuses on their friendship. Trevor serves as a kind of mentor for Simon as an older actor. Their conflicts, as well as beautiful moments, feel so organic, as I’ve rarely seen in MCU productions.
This especially pleases me for Ben Kingsley’s role. In Iron Man 3, he is a kind of false Mandarin and thus one of the biggest disappointments of the MCU because a legendary villain was hinted at, only to be explained that he was just a drunken actor. The MCU must handle forgotten or even hated characters similarly. They should not be forced to be good, but should be developed authentically.
Wonder Man is different, it won’t appeal to everyone, but that’s exactly what is good about it. The MCU suffers from trying to squeeze every series and movie into the known mold. This causes many films to lack identity; they are less an independent product than a chapter in the larger phases.
Wonder Man shows that there is another way: The series takes place in the MCU but feels different. It wants to appeal to a smaller audience. There are no cameos from other heroes or a teaser for any major event. Wonder Man is like a comic book you found in some corner and only read because of the cover, and it suddenly becomes a hidden gem.
In my view, for the MCU to continue to exist, Marvel must go exactly in this direction. It’s important to establish series, films, and characters that you don’t use as disposable material to fill up the next big event film full.
I wish for more of this in the future. Marvel should try more ideas and produce more films and series that stand on their own. The multiverse is too vast to watch everything. This not only makes planning easier for studios but also enhances the viewing experience for audiences.
A number of new housing items have hidden themselves in the latest patch of World of Warcraft. We will show you where to find them.
Patch 12.0 has been live for a few days and has already brought all the information for the new expansion “Midnight”. But there are also a number of exciting new decorations for housing, one of the major new features of World of Warcraft, that you can earn. We will reveal where new housing vendors have hidden and which bosses suddenly possess fancy furniture.
Note that for the items presented here, there is almost always a reputation or quest requirement to purchase the corresponding decorations. But this can be a good opportunity to replay old content or collect final achievements before the new expansion “Midnight” begins.
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A small home for Murlocs
What is it? You have probably seen a Murloc Driftwood Hut many hundreds of times in World of Warcraft, and if you’ve been playing since Vanilla, the sight has probably been permanently etched in your mind and associated with “danger” – because you find these huts wherever Murlocs dwell, and usually quite a few of them.
If you set up a garden or have a small pond in your house, such a hut can help create a cozy, mucky feeling – or it’s simply the perfect place for your plush Murloc.
Every little Murloc feels at home here.
Where can you find it? You can purchase the item on the continent of Northrend, in the Borean Tundra, specifically at coordinates 43 / 14. The Murloc Ahlurglgr sells the small hut for the ridiculously cheap price of only 10 gold coins.
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For the quest “After the Rain” in ARC Raiders, you need to find and repair solar panels. We will show you where to reliably find them and how to complete the task.
What do you need to do for “After the Rain”? You receive the quest from Celeste, and she asks you to repair damaged solar panels. You will also head to the map “Buried City”, but before you set off, you should ideally take the following items with you:
5 x Cable
2 x Battery
If you don’t have them on hand, you can easily exchange them with Celeste. Alternatively, you can also search for them on-site, and you should be able to find some quickly. However, you definitely need the items to be able to repair the solar panels.
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Solar Panel Location – here you will find your target
Once you have the materials for the repair, you need to head to the Grandioso Apartments on the “Buried City” map. You will find them to the west on the map.
Then, stay to the northeast of the building and look for the solar panels between the complex and the neighboring building. However, they are not on roofs or buildings, but on sand dunes.
You will find the panels in the green-marked area:
Here you will find the solar panels on the dunes | Source Map: metaforge.app
There you will find a total of 6 solar panels and the associated yellow power box (you can hardly miss it), with which you just need to interact to complete the quest. Whether you die during the match or can successfully extract afterward does not matter for the quest anymore.
Once you are back in Speranza, you can simply turn in the quest and receive your reward.
If you need help, tips, and tricks for your quests in other areas as well, we have a whole bunch of different guides for you. So feel free to check out our overview or let us know in the comments if you are missing something urgent: ARC Raiders: All Guides, Tips, and Lists Overview
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With the Headwinds update, ARC Raiders received a useful new item that can save your rarest weapons in the worst case.
What kind of item is it? ARC Raiders received the Headwinds update on January 27 with Patch 1.13.0, which brought some new features, including new colorful ducks. In addition, a new augment was added, the epic loot mark 3 with the “Safekeeper” property.
The new augment allows you to store any item in the safety pouch, including weapons. This makes the Safekeeper loot mark unique, because with another augment you cannot store weapons in the safety pouch.
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The savior of your best weapons
How does the augment save your best weapons? You can also store your best weapons in the safety pouch with the augment to protect them when you are not using them. Weapons like the Hullcracker and the Equalizer are considered a death sentence when you equip them actively. They are rare, expensive to craft, and deal great damage against the mightiest ARCs.
Other raiders can see these weapons hanging on your backpack when you equip them and shoot you in the back for the promising loot. Therefore, you should only equip them while fighting a queen or a matriarch. Once the battle against the mighty ARC is over, these weapons should disappear back into the backpack as quickly as possible.
Since you couldn’t previously store weapons in the safety pouch of your augment, you always lost them upon death. With the new augment, you can save your Hullcracker and Equalizer if a raider betrays you after seeing you with the weapons.
Alternatively, you can secure new weapons you found while looting with the augment.
What does the augment bring to quests? The new augment is practically the match-winner for certain missions. In the quest “Industrial Espionage”, for example, you need to find a weapon stash on the “Buried City” map and deliver a “Burletta” there. However, if a player shoots you on the way to the weapon stash, the Burletta is also gone.
With a major update, the developers of Terraria have created a new hype around their title on Steam. The patch is supposed to be the last major one.
Why is Terraria so popular again? Those looking at SteamDB today can see that Terraria, despite its soon-to-be 15th birthday, is in 6th place among the games with the most players on Steam. More than 170,000 players were recently checking in on the survival sandbox hit. That’s more than since 2020.
The reason for the player boom is the “last” major update for Terraria. After the title had received its supposed last update in 2020, the developers wanted to round off their game with the new update 1.4.5.
Terraria is also available in Palworld:
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Palworld shows collaboration with Terraria in the gameplay trailer
An update with replay value
What has changed? With update 1.4.5, which the developers have dubbed the “Bigger and Boulder” update, numerous changes have been made. Basically, there is more of everything:
more blocks
more weapons
more equipment
more furniture
more mounts
more paintings
more accessories
more replay value
The developers aimed to ensure that it’s worth starting Terraria over and over again with perhaps the last update of their title and to deliver enough variety so that each playthrough becomes a unique experience.
In addition to the sea of more, the developers also worked on the game’s quality of life. There is a simplification in managing inventory and crafting items. Additionally, the game’s balance has been adjusted once more.
As usual, the developers forgo complete patch notes and want players to experience for themselves what has changed with the update.
Is this really the last update? In 2020, patch 1.4 was released as the supposed “last” update for Terraria. Update 1.4 “Journey’s End” was meant to finalize Terraria, but the developers continued to release further updates even afterwards.
Even 11 years ago, in 2015, the developers wanted to release “the first planned last update”. This was about version 1.3, which was then considered the “last update”, as developer Ted Murphy admitted to PCGamer.
However, whether update 1.4.5 is truly the “last” update or if a new “last” update will come in a few years cannot be answered accordingly.
In the quest “A Prime Example”, Shani sends you to ARC Raiders to conduct research for her. You are going to the Blue Gate, and what you have to do there is explained here.
What do you have to do for the quest? With Update 1.13, new quests arrived in ARC Raiders, and one of them is called “A Prime Example”. You will receive this from Shani, and she will then send you to the Blue Gate. There you need to do the following in one round:
Find 2 ARC energy cells
Interact with an ARC Harvester and insert the energy cells
Loot the ARC Harvester
As for the energy cells, it is enough to simply destroy some ARCs – these can then be looted from their shells. The more challenging part is finding the ARC Harvesters, as the map of the Blue Gate is huge, and enemies could be lurking everywhere. It is important to know where to go to avoid wasting time and taking unnecessary risks. We will show you where to search.
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Finding Harvesters: All Locations at the Blue Gate
You can find the ARC Harvesters for Shani’s quest on the map “The Blue Gate”. According to our knowledge, you can visit 4 specimens, but not all of them work. You will probably have to check several of them one by one to find one.
The green circles mark the ARC Harvesters
For those who have not seen an ARC Harvester yet: They are wreckage pieces scattered haphazardly on the map. They look like gigantic turbines or nozzles with which you can interact. If they are functional, you will see a broken cable area inside the nozzle that emits blue electricity – you need to interact with this.
After that, the electricity changes its location to the middle part of the turbine, but be careful – the device now temporarily spits out flames. Make sure you can approach the second cable area at the right moment without getting burned.
The first cablesThe second cablesThis point is where you need to break in
Now a platform opens up in the turbine, and you need to climb up it. Again, watch out for the flames. Approach the last point and break the Harvester to get to the loot. Once you have done that, the quest is complete. Now you need to talk to Shani and turn in the quest.
Since the quest is new, many Raiders are out to complete it. In our case, there were many who were not so friendly. So we recommend eliminating enemies as quickly as possible before they interfere with your plans.
These were all the important details for the new quest “A Prime Example”. Other quests have also been released that you can now complete, and if you need solutions for those as well, we have our large collection of guides for you: ARC Raiders: All Guides, Tips, and Lists at a Glance
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