A gamer received an unexpected Father’s Day gift. However, his wife’s gesture also presents him with a challenge, as Reddit makes clear.
What did he receive? As a gamer reported in the pcmasterrace subreddit, he received an early Father’s Day gift of a special kind. His wife and son presented him with a brand new GeForce RTX 4070, which still retails between 550 and 600 euros even after some time since its release.
The majority of comments under the post congratulate him on the fast graphics card, however, several Reddit users also warn him. Because his marriage could be at risk in the medium term.
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A game for which the card given here could certainly be useful is Black Myth: Wukong. The upcoming action RPG is expected to be a visual feast based on everything we know. Care for a glimpse? We have a new trailer here:
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New trailer for Black Myth: Wukong shows spectacular gameplay and great graphics
Increased Expectations
What does the community warn about? Almost no father can probably be thrilled by such a monetarily valuable gift, but as user Craticuspotts tells him, bad news follows the gift:
Your wife has set the bar high for next Mother’s Day. Think about it for a second… lol, just don’t screw up the next Mother’s Day.
About 500 people already agree just hours later or comment similar responses underneath.
What does the recipient respond? Joseph_a90, the lucky husband, gamer, and father is aware of the danger and humorously reacts while looking ahead to the coming year.
Thanks! The good thing is that there’s still a year to go – and I will need the time. Just annoying that Father’s Day is again after Mother’s Day. So even if I catch up and balance out, she can get ahead again :(.
However, he could also let it all come down to chance and let her win again, at least that’s what GravityDAD suggests. You win if she wins. And Eyehopeuchoke already has a vision for the next gift, an RTX 5070 – assuming it is on the market by then.
For someone for whom a 600-euro graphics card would not be particularly exciting as a gift, it’s Jeff Bezos. The founder of Amazon is currently the richest person in the world and can rely on Amazon as a guarantee for even more wealth. But how did he get there? We tell you about a fundamental day in Bezos’s life as a student, when he realized the wrong path he was on.
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Guy Ritchie is back with Sherlock Holmes, but this time it’s very different from what you might expect.
The British director Guy Ritchie returns to Sherlock Holmes after 13 years. However, fans of the original films with Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes and Jude Law as Dr. Watson will have to be strong now: There will be no third part of Sherlock Holmes. Guy Ritchie is now taking a different path and is officially filming an Amazon series called Young Sherlock Holmes.
Here you can see a trailer for the successful series Sherlock – starring Benedict Cumberbatch:
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English trailer for episode 1 of season 1 of Sherlock: A Study in Pink
Guy Ritchie brings back Sherlock Holmes: New series with young detective on Amazon
What will the series be about? The new series is based on the novels by Andy Lane that deal with the adventures of the young Sherlock Holmes.
At the University of Oxford, 19-year-old Sherlock Holmes becomes involved in a mysterious murder case that threatens his own freedom. Completely undisciplined, he dives deep into his first case and uncovers a global conspiracy that will change his life forever.
Who will play the lead role? Hero Fiennes Tiffin, known as young Voldemort in Harry Potter and from the After film series, will take on the role of the young detective. Ritchie and Tiffin also recently worked together on the action film The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
The popular character is to be reinterpreted. Guy Ritchie himself expressed enthusiasm about this project and stated to Variety that the series would provide a fresh and exciting perspective on the famous detective.
He says the following:
In young Sherlock, we will see a new and exciting version of the detective that everyone thinks they know, in a way that one has never imagined before. We will decode this enigmatic character, find out what motivates him, and learn how he became the genius that we all love.
Young Sherlock Holmes is described according to Variety as an “action-packed origin story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved detective in an explosive reinterpretation of this iconic character.”
When will the series be released? So far, it is not yet known when Young Sherlock Holmes will start on Amazon. Matthew Parkhill, known for his work on the series Deep State and Rogue, will be the showrunner, writer, and executive producer. The first season will consist of eight episodes. Are you still looking for more movies or series that are like Sherlock Holmes? If you like Sherlock, you should definitely check out an anime featuring a brilliant apothecary
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Sorceresses and Druids are currently the weakest two classes in Diablo 4. Players have been saying since the release of Season 4: This can’t be right. And they were right. A bug has particularly affected Sorceresses and destroyed a Legendary that everyone uses.
Blizzard has repeatedly claimed that everything here works as it should. Now it turns out: The effect was indeed broken.
This was fixed: In the latest hotfix, Blizzard fixed a bug where damage against vulnerable targets in boss fights was not calculated fully. This means that many classes dealt significantly less damage than intended.
Several skills, items, and glyphs of Barbarians, Sorceresses, Hunters, and Necromancers, as well as the base damage against vulnerable targets, were affected.
Players have been complaining since the start of the season that Sorceresses feel too weak, but community manager Adam Fletcher has repeatedly emphasized that everything works as it should.
The team has not been able to identify any irregularities. In a new post on Reddit, Fletcher now explains that the cause lay elsewhere entirely, and that they only arrived at the solution through a “trail of breadcrumbs”.
You can find the full patch notes on page 2 of this article.
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Diablo 4 Season 4 “Loot Reborn” in the gameplay trailer
“Just needs 50% more damage”
The fixes include two entries that mainly concern Sorceresses: The Storm Swell Aspect, which all builds use, as well as the Paragon ability “Frigid Fate,” which is present in almost all frost builds.
The bug fix thus represents a significant buff, but players still believe: It’s not enough. In the forum, for example, it is stated that Sorceresses simply need a buff of 50% on their damage and more health.
One player has a Sorceress and a Barbarian at endgame, and it feels like they’re playing a different game: “Sorc needs 50k more HP baseline with 50% damage reduction and 500% more damage.” Whether any buffs are coming remains unknown.
Despite some criticisms such as the broken Sorceresses or the annoying one-shot mechanics that are currently troubling fans, Season 4 is well received. Even in the comments under the hotfix, there is praise for the team.
The readers of the manga about One Piece are currently looking forward to every new chapter. One of the characters is currently solving many mysteries surrounding the world of pirates. In chapter 1116, he reveals that there was even a pirate crew that had already figured out all these things. But instead of taking action, “they just laughed,” as mangaka Eiichiro Oda writes.
Caution, here comes an article that deals with the contents of chapter 1116. Furthermore, you will learn what has happened in the previous chapters.
Which pirate group is it about? Dr. Vegapunk continues his lecture in chapter 1116. He reveals that there was a pirate group that already knew what happened in the Lost Century. The talk is about pirate king Gol D. Roger and his pirate crew.
Roger has since passed away, as he was executed by the World Government. However, other members like Vice-Captain Silvers Rayleigh and ship’s doctor Krokus are still alive. They would have had enough time to warn the population about the impending disaster. But to this day, they have not revealed to anyone what is to come.
The Straw Hat crew is currently on Egghead Island. Check out the corresponding trailer for it:
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One Piece: New trailer shows first images from the Egghead Island arc
The Pirate King already knew that the world is ending
Why didn’t they tell anything? Rayleigh is also listening to what Dr. Vegapunk is telling the world population. He is sitting drunk in a bar and thinks that Vegapunk is talking too much. The scientist would take the thrill (or depending on the translation, also the fun) away from the young generation to find everything out for themselves.
You can read the scene in the following tweet from X user CJS_POSTS:
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Presumably, the crew discovered all these secrets when they landed on Laugh Tale. There, Joy Boy, the very first pirate, hid a treasure. When Roger and his crew found the treasure, they could only laugh, which gave the island its name.
However, it is still unclear what exactly was in this chest. Maybe we will only find out towards the end of the manga what made Roger and the other pirates laugh.
What have they figured out? Dr. Vegapunk reveals, that the world will sink in the ocean. In the Lost Century, for which there are no records, the sea level is said to have risen by 200 meters within 100 years.
Responsible for this is one of the Ancient Weapons. Imu uses the “Mother Flame” as a power source to operate the Ancient Weapon. With it, it is possible to erase entire islands. The consequences are sea and earthquakes that let the sea level rise by meters.
If the pirate crew around Gol D. Roger had shared the secret with the world, the world population could have prepared for the upcoming flood. Otherwise, only the pirate crew that finds the great treasure next would have been able to solve the mystery. MeinMMO tells you about 5 pirate crews that could have been in question: 5 pirate crews that have a chance of finding the One Piece
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Fortnite is taking its servers down for maintenance today, Friday, May 31. You can find out about the server status and what leaks and patch notes to expect in our overview.
Update, 10:55 AM: The servers are back online. If patch notes are released, we will list them here, but so far it doesn’t look like Epic Games will disclose any.
What happens during an update? Today, Epic Games is taking the servers down for maintenance. You will not be able to play Fortnite during the downtime, so be prepared.
This time, according to leakers, no new content is expected in the update. This patch is supposed to fix bugs that crept in with the release of Chapter 5 Season 3. You can find out when you need to expect downtime and how long it will last with us.
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Fortnite: Chapter 5 Season 3 – Trailer for gameplay with ruthless wasteland
Fortnite: Start and Duration of Server Downtime
Server Down in the Morning – What you need to know: Epic Games announced its server downtime for Fortnite and set it at 10:00 AM German time. Matchmaking will be disabled 30 minutes before the servers go offline – so you won’t be able to start new rounds during that time.
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When will the servers be back online? That depends on the size and scope of the update. If there are no complications, you can expect about an hour of downtime. However, it could also be that the server downtime doesn’t end until around 12:00 PM or 1:00 PM. We will keep you updated in that case.
When will the patch notes be released? Epic Games is currently only sporadically releasing its patch notes for the “Battle Royale” mode. If available, they will only be released after the downtime. We will list the patch notes as soon as Epic Games has released them.
That was all the important information regarding the upcoming server downtime. Are you excited about the update? Are you looking for more tips to start Chapter 5 Season 3? Then we have just the thing for you: Fortnite: The War Bus has a secret weapon against the strong cars
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The artifact cloak in WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria has been changed. Previously, it had a limit – the new one is virtually unreachable.
In World of Warcraft Remix, you will find not only bronze to buy cosmetic items, but also threads that continuously improve your artifact cloak. This allows you to become not just strong, but downright overpowered.
The promise was that there is virtually unlimited growth within this game mode. However, this was not correct – as the cloak had an upper limit. Blizzard has now torn down this limit and taken the previous value times 50.
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WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria – All Features at a Glance
What has changed? Although the cloak already had almost endless potential, there was still an upper limit for most values. Previously, each value of the cloak could only be increased to 200,000.
Blizzard has now significantly raised this limit for all values – to a proud 10,000,000 per attribute.
Thus, you can accumulate ten million primary attributes, stamina, haste, mastery, critical strike, speed, life steal, or versatility, which you receive through threads.
This corresponds to an increase in the maximum by a factor of 50.
Is this sensible? Yes and no. Some attributes, such as stamina, have benefits up to infinity. With increasing stamina, you gain more health points, endure longer in battles, or increase the damage of effects that are based on your maximum HP.
However, most values in World of Warcraft have a clearly defined limit up to which they are useful.
An example is speed. This value increases the movement speed of your character. However, this limit is at 49% increased movement speed. You can still accumulate more of the “speed” value, but you will not get faster than 49% through this attribute (the 49% stacks with talents or other effects).
Some values have a maximum that can be reached relatively quickly – like “Speed” or “Mastery”.
It is even more evident with the value “critical hit.” Once this reaches 100%, your attacks will hit critically – every time. Unless you draw an additional bonus from critical hits (for example, through talents), every point over 100% is wasted.
Other attributes also have a clear upper limit. For a weapon warrior, for example, the maximum of mastery is 147.4%. This value varies with each specialization.
What does that mean? Effectively, this means that you will receive – in the long run – less meaningful upgrades for your cloak.
If your mastery is already at 9,000 points, the maximum has been reached, but you can still find threads to increase mastery on your cloak, then this is basically a “useless” value that does not provide any benefit. Thus, it will increasingly happen that you find threads that no longer have any effect.
However, it will likely take a while for most “normal” players to reach that point. And by then, you will probably be so powerful that you can complete most raids solo.
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In the past, Turner “Tfue” Tenney was a star on Twitch and was considered an old Aim God. Now he is causing outrage as he was live streaming hunting wild boars – and did not make a good impression at all.
There, Tfue is now making headlines with a stream in which he hunts wild boars live. Many viewers are shocked and say that the streamer is causing unnecessary suffering to the animals.
Tfue was once known for being really good at Fortnite.
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Fortnite: Chapter 5 Season 3 – Trailer for gameplay with ruthless wasteland
Former Twitch Star Hunts Wild Boars from Moving Car
What kind of stream was that? On May 28, Tfue went wild boar hunting in the Everglades. He streamed the entire thing live on Kick. Some of the footage quickly spread on social networks, but many users were shocked by the treatment of the animals.
Clips show Tfue hunting from a moving car and injuring a wild boar. The animal whimpers in pain and tries to flee before the streamer catches up to it and eventually kills it.
Streamer Believes He is Doing a Favor for Residents
Tfue believes he is in the right. On X, he explained that wild boars are considered invasive in Florida and cause a lot of damage by uprooting the ground, damaging crops, disrupting the local ecosystem, and spreading diseases.
Some users suspect that Tfue’s statement is AI-generated
However, viewers criticize the streamer’s actions. The weapon is deemed unsuitable, he is using the wrong caliber, and presumably is not hitting the wild boars properly. This causes unnecessary suffering to the animals.
The R6 pro LaXing wrote on X that as someone who hunts himself and comes from a family of hunters, he finds it sickening – regardless of whether the animal is invasive. Tfue makes the animal suffer by shooting it several times until it finally dies. Streaming that is “wild”.
Viewers are Outraged
The videos are even spreading in the German-speaking area. While Tfue has received some support from US viewers, as the animals are considered invasive and harmful there, the negative reactions far outweigh the positive ones here.
The influencer commentator Bilal_2k shared Tfue’s clip on May 29 and received nearly 700 comments, with users mostly expressing shock. The consensus: This is not hunting, but simply animal cruelty.
In the German-speaking subreddit r/Laesterschwestern, the clip has also spread. Here, one user writes that he is a hunter himself and such actions would be illegal in Germany – the clip shows why.
The videos are easily found on X and Reddit, but we have deliberately chosen not to link to them here and recommend that you only watch the clip if you can handle seeing suffering animals.
Viewers, especially those who remember Tfue from his Fortnite glory days, are likely disappointed to see the streamer like this now. Bilal_2k writes, “Why does every influencer have to turn negative when things aren’t going so well anymore?”
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For the first birthday of Diablo 4, an event is taking place: During the “March of the Goblins,” you can secure rewards, gold, and XP bonuses. And there’s something to celebrate in Diablo Immortal as well.
Diablo 4 is soon celebrating its first anniversary – it was released on June 6, 2023. On this occasion, the “March of the Goblins” event takes place in the game. During this time, more treasure goblins are roaming around – and they have more loot for you to take from them.
Additionally, there are more shrines that provide you with bonuses, and on top of that, you’ll receive more XP and gold. You can especially use the gold for a new crafting system, because upgrading is quite “expensive,” even though the developers recently reduced costs.
In Diablo Immortal, you can also secure various rewards during the event for the second anniversary. We’re summarizing all the info.
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Diablo 4 Season 4 “Loot Reborn” in the gameplay trailer
Cosmetics, Gold, and XP Bonuses in Diablo 4
When is the event taking place? The “March of the Goblins” will take place from June 6 to June 13 in Diablo 4. During this time, various bonuses will make leveling easier for you and grant you gold. Additionally, there are cosmetic rewards in the shop that you can claim.
What rewards can I expect? In Diablo 4, during the “March of the Goblins” event, you can “claim a cosmetic gift in the shop.” (Source: Blizzard). You have until June 20 to pick up the gifts.
During the event, there are cosmetic items in the Diablo 4 shop. Source: Blizzard
Additionally, there’s loot that you get while playing. Between June 6 and June 13, more treasure goblins will be roaming around Sanctuary. They may appear in dungeons in pairs, but also in larger groups. The “Shrines of Greed” will also appear more frequently, thus increasing the wealth you can take from the goblins.
Treasure goblins also appear in gangs during the event.The goblins drop bags full of 925 items.
How can I level up faster? The second part of the “March of the Goblins” event is a anniversary version of the “Blessing of the Mother.” The version of the blessing is active for 10 days and grants you according to Blizzard:
25% more experience
50% more gold
In the game itself, however, both are indicated as 35%. The bonuses are not only multiplicative but also stackable. You can combine them with elixirs and the Urn of Aggression to level even faster. According to Blizzard, this bonus applies to both Seasonal and Eternal Realms as well as all World Tiers.
This is great for leveling the Battle Pass, reaching higher World Tiers faster, and bringing the current character to level 100 – or leveling another character. Tips to level as quickly as possible can be found here:
Various Activities for the Anniversary in Diablo Immortal
What’s happening in Diablo Immortal? The “March of the Goblins” event is also taking place in Diablo Immortal to celebrate its second anniversary. From June 6 to June 20, you will be richly rewarded for killing treasure goblins and completing activities.
During this time, you secure crafting materials, gold, legendary items, and the cosmetic portal “Glorious Twilight.” By participating in anniversary events, you’ll complete weekly tasks. When logging in during the anniversary, you’ll receive the cosmetic avatar frame “Fading Cycle.”
In Diablo Immortal, you’ll find an overview of activities during the event.
In the “Plunder Trial,” you open treasure chests, and treasure goblins appear during the match, dropping loot. In the boss fight “Cursed Goliath,” you fight against Knorzer from Diablo 4. For your first daily victory over the boss, you receive a legendary item.
From June 6 to June 13, the “Goblin Plunder” occurs. The buff is active for 36 gameplay hours and runs only while you are online. For the following game content, you will receive 200 % of the rewards:
To fully utilize the XP bonus during the event in Diablo 4, you can not only combine it with the Urn of Aggression and an elixir. With a quest, you can equip two potions at the same time and stack the bonuses from both elixirs. However, this is only possible with a specific potion: Diablo 4: A quest allows you to equip two potions and utilize all bonuses
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The genre of MMORPGs has fascinated and excited millions of players for decades. In a multi-part report, MeinMMO editor Karsten Scholz illuminates the roots, development, and future of online role-playing games. Part 5 focuses on the great drought period determined by Asian ports and crowdfunding projects.
What followed was a drought period lasting more than six years, during which no ambitious project from a Western publisher or developer saw the light of day. The reasons for this will be discussed below. We will also take a look at the most important MMORPGs that were released between 2015 and 2020.
Even though the heyday of MMORPGs was rich in new releases, there was still a lack of new representatives of the genre who could live up to the high expectations and step out of the large shadow of World of Warcraft.
Instead, more and more games made themselves comfortable in the MMO graveyard. Warhammer Online in 2013, for example, Matrix Online and Garriott’s Tabula Rasa in 2009, Chronicles of Spellborn 2010, Star Wars Galaxies 2011, Vanguard – Saga of Heroes 2014, and so on and so forth.
If the creator of Ultima develops a new MMORPG, expectations are high. Tabula Rasa, however, failed while Richard Garriott visited space.
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Tabula Rasa – Gameplay Trailer
Other projects didn’t even get off the ground. The Blizzard MMORPG Titan for example (the cancellation of development was announced in September 2014), Stargate Worlds (2010), or World of Darkness (2014).
And those that made it often had to lower their goals, switch payment models, and rely on the fact that the investments made would at least pay off over the years. This fate could not be simply avoided even with big names like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.
SWTOR, despite its existing qualities, could never meet the high expectations.
Fear of the next failure
Many developers and publishers had to learn the following lessons from the attempt to emulate WoW:
The development of an MMORPG that wants to compete with market leaders takes many years even with a large team, and is therefore costly – we are talking about AAA blockbuster levels.
During the long development time, the market can change drastically in terms of technologies, platforms, trends, and the competitive environment.
The chances are high that the launch will be a shitshow, with server problems, long queues, bugs, and frustrated players.
From day one, you compete with all established MMORPGs (and other service games) that offer significantly more content and polish.
It is difficult to lure players away from their current MMORPG. They feel comfortable there, know their way around, and have social bonds. All of this is not left behind lightly.
The more problems there are at launch, the harder it is to provide a steady stream of new content that satisfies the hardcore players at least somewhat.
Those who really want to establish themselves among the big players will likely have to invest a lot of effort even after the launch to eliminate potential problem areas – see Final Fantasy XIV and The Elder Scrolls Online.
In short: The development of an ambitious MMORPG is enormously time-consuming, expensive, and risky. Under these circumstances, the initially perfect blueprint of World of Warcraft didn’t seem as sexy as it did in the first years of its rocket-like success.
League of Legends is one of the most successful service games of all time.
An industry in transition
Alongside the heyday of MMORPGs, games emerged in other or newly created genres that deliberately took advantage of certain elements that had only been present in online role-playing games so far: progression systems for the character or account, social features like guilds and chats, cooperative group challenges, PvP.
The aim of these games was to attract as many players to the servers over a long period, just like an MMORPG. Titles like League of Legends (2009), World of Tanks (2010), DOTA 2 (2013), or even Hearthstone (2014) showed that it is possible to build a successful service without a blockbuster budget that can be easily expanded with new content for years.
While MMORPGs faced a drought starting in 2015, other genres released hit services one after another – PUBG and Fortnite, for example, but also Overwatch, Path of Exile, Warframe, and many more. When a Western publisher finally invested a lot of money, MMO hybrids like The Division, Destiny, or the catastrophe Anthem emerged.
Anthem … oh, Anthem …
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Anthem shows the four different combat suits in the launch trailer
Small or from Asia
And what happened on the MMORPG front meanwhile? Between 2015 and 2020, there were mainly two categories of online role-playing games attempting their luck. On one hand, the Western porting of Asian MMORPGs, which had often been playable on the home market for years and thus often came to the West with a lot of content in the background and a reasonable degree of polish.
Two positive examples of this time are Black Desert and Blade & Soul (both released in the West in 2016). Disappointing, however, were the various versions of Bless Online (2018) or the action MMORPG Elyon (2021).
When MMORPGs were announced during this phase by Western publishers and developers, they were almost always small projects focused on sandbox and PvP, relying on crowdfunding campaigns.
By the way, there is something that the most successful of the MMORPGs just mentioned have in common. For Albion Online, Black Desert, and Blade & Soul, mobile versions have since been released. Alternatively, you can also experience Old School RuneScape, EVE Echoes, Tower of Fantasy, and many other online RPGs on Android and iOS devices.
This is a trend that has taken off precisely in this phase and will certainly accompany us even more in the coming years. Especially MMORPGs from the Asian region are increasingly being developed for PC and Mobile – see for example Tarisland.
However, we will only address the MMORPG projects of the future and the status quo of the genre in the sixth and final part of our report. Until then, you can pass the time with the following special: The 10 best mobile MMORPGs 2024 for iOS and Android
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The beta of World of Warcraft: The War Within is just around the corner. It starts in a few days. We will tell you what you need to know.
When does the beta start? The beta of WoW: The War Within starts on June 5, 2024 – in less than a week. From then on, the first beta testers can try out the new expansion of World of Warcraft and get a glimpse of the new areas, features, and the story. All information about The War Within is available here.
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WoW: The War Within – All the major features of the new expansion
How can you participate in the beta? There are several ways to participate in the beta. On one hand, you can simply sign up for the beta and hope that you will be accepted during one of the invitation waves and gain access. However, access is not guaranteed here and it may take a while.
If you are impatient, you can also pre-order the slightly more expensive “Epic Edition” of The War Within. In that case, you will immediately gain access at the start of the beta and can participate in the test.
Important: There are no “keys” for the beta! If you are activated, you can see it directly in the Battle.net launcher. So do not fall for dubious offers that promise you access to the beta.
Over the years, a lot of ballast accumulates on many Windows PCs. The tech YouTuber Linus Tech Tips examined how well the most common tools from the depths of the Internet can clean up his PC – one aspect makes him almost nauseous.
Who is Linus Tech Tips? With more than 15 million subscribers, Linus Tech Tips (named after its creator, Linus Sebastian) is one of the largest tech channels on YouTube. Behind it is now a company with dozens of employees. Recently, Linus faced accusations; you can read more about that here on MeinMMO:
What did Linus test and how?Linus Tech Tips filled a test PC with countless free software programs, causing the boot process and regular operation to slow down. For example, even on the powerful gaming PC used (Intel Core i7-13700k, SSD, 32GB RAM, RTX 470), the boot time doubled.
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After that, they let various tuning programs clean up the system and uninstall software. This cleaned Windows 11 was then compared in various scenarios to the fresh install and the software-cluttered system. Tested were:
IObit Advanced SystemCare 17 Pro (paid)
CCleaner Pro (paid)
Microsoft PC Manager (free)
Avast Cleanup (paid)
And actually, another two tool suites were to be examined:
AVG Tuneup
Ashampoo WinOptimizer
However, the former is almost identical (same provider) to Avast, according to Linus, but requires a credit card for the free trial. Ashampoo caused such headaches for the team even before installation that they excluded the software: there are numerous different versions that are hardly distinguishable from each other.
Perhaps some of you might be interested in our overview of the Deep Dive. A technology that could revolutionize the experience of MMORPGs.
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The “Deep Dive” is supposed to immerse us into MMORPGs deeper than ever before – What is it actually?
The result: useless or useful?
The results can be summarized as follows:
All programs, whether free or paid, surprisingly worked well according to Linus’s expectations. They cleaned the system and restored the experience of a freshly installed system, regardless of the application.
The free Microsoft PC Manager offers a rudimentary UI but works nearly as well as the paid alternatives.
Does it help with gaming? Anyone with a modern CPU, sufficient RAM, and an SSD will probably notice little difference even with dozens of unnecessary programs running. Most games also hardly use more than at most six cores, and the excess processing power is taken over by the surplus cores. The RAM is unlikely to overflow, and even if it did, the SSD would manage it relatively well via a paging file.
The exception: Only those using a really old PC with little RAM, an HDD, and a CPU with four or fewer cores will find that cleaning the Windows system makes a real difference for gaming.
Do I really need these programs? Can’t I do it all without? Yes, those who know how and where can simply use the built-in tools in Windows to achieve the same effect. MeinMMO editor Benedikt has written a lot about this, as there are some programs that you should really just delete directly.
For example, CCleaner is not needed – although Linus recommends it alongside Avast Cleanup and CCleaner Pro, at least under certain circumstances.
But are there not some users for whom it might be useful? Yes, there is probably a considerable proportion of the billions of PC users for whom the tested programs are beneficial. Because they bundle several functions, such as uninstallations, deleting temporary files, or some Windows functions, into attractive and easy-to-use interfaces.
So, anyone who is not well-versed in Windows, hardly uses the search function via the input field, or generally has little to do with PCs apart from a bit of gaming, surfing, streaming, and text editing, could benefit from such a tool. Linus and his team also come to this conclusion.
But one thing annoys Linus
What is so bad about the tools? No matter how good they may look or work, the predatory marketing practices and experiences in the providers’ shops disgust the YouTuber and his employees, for example:
Opaque offers, such as fluctuating prices and constantly new fake deadlines for deals (IObit)
Threats that downloads are limited (iObit)
Questionable partnership claims with Microsoft and Intel (Ashampoo)
Splitting functions across several partially separately purchasable programs (various)
For those who wish to dive even deeper into the world of tech YouTubers, there is more interesting content in the articles linked above. Or you can read how JayzTwoCents, also active on YouTube, snags a PC bargain on the second-hand market and remarkably speeds it up with two simple settings. Perhaps the options used here are also buried in your UEFI, untouched.
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Soccer star Robert Lewandowski is now promoting the key-selling platform G2A. This platform is not particularly popular among game developers. There has been criticism from the studio behind Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3.
What is the problem with G2A? G2A is a so-called key reseller, through which users can purchase product keys for software, especially games, usually for little money. However, for developers, the platform is a nuisance because the origin of the keys is often unclear.
Due to this dubious reputation, G2A often seems particularly keen on maintaining a good, clean image – for instance, by having prominent figures promote it. On May 22, 2024, G2A announced its latest brand ambassador, the well-known soccer player Robert Lewandowski (via YouTube).
On G2A’s website, the face of the Barcelona player is prominently featured, along with a selection of his alleged favorites, which can conveniently be purchased directly on the platform. This has garnered criticism from an employee of CD Projekt, the makers of The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077.
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Cyberpunk 2077: How to find the Witcher Easter Egg
Employee advises buying games from authorized sources
Who is criticizing this? Jan Rosner, the VP of Business Development at CD Projekt, criticized in a post on his personal X account that a world-class soccer player like Lewandowski is promoting such a platform. This makes him sad.
G2A is a marketplace that is known for listing unlawful game keys, according to Rosner. Moreover, accounts from Steam and GOG are traded on the platform – a clear violation of their policies. In fact, Steam is quite strict in this regard – not even death is above the usage policies.
Rosner clarifies that CD Projekt has no partnership with G2A to distribute their titles there. He asks gamers to buy games only from authorized and verified sources. This is not only the best way to support your favorite studio or publisher but also ensures that you won’t have to worry about the key being deactivated (via X).
By the way, Lewandowski’s favorites include sports and racing games as well as simulators, but also surprising titles like Minecraft and Manor Lords. FIFA or EA FC 24 did not make it into the selection, but the Football Manager 2024 did.
The themed week on the genre of MMORPGs is running, and MeinMMO was a guest at GameStar Talk to chat about the current state of online role-playing games. If you want to watch the discussion with Mary, Géraldine, and Karsten, you’re in the right place!
Who is present at GameStar Talk and what is it about? In line with the currently ongoing themed week on the genre of MMORPGs, host Géraldine Hohmann invited Marylin “Mary” Marx (Lead Community Manager for GameStar, GamePro, and MeinMMO) and Karsten Scholz (Senior Editor at MeinMMO), two individuals who have felt at home in online worlds for many years.
The trio discusses the peak phase of MMORPGs triggered by World of Warcraft, the subsequent drought decade, and the last online role-playing games that managed to generate hype. They also look at future projects and discuss the question of whether there can still be really good MMORPGs in 2024.
You can watch the current GameStar Talk on MMORPGs below:
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In the coming weeks, you can earn a special mount and 100,000 gold coins for your pocket in The Elder Scrolls Online. What do you have to do for that? Read on!
What kind of mount is it? As of June 3, 2024, when the chapter Gold Road is released, the new writing system will land in Tamriel, allowing you to create your own skills for the first time. Whoever masters the associated achievement “Heir of the Schola” or “Heiress of the Schola” by July 1, 2024, can look forward to a special reward.
In this case, Tamriel heroes will receive the Wayrest Courser as a mount, which can carry two adventurers on its back at the same time. On consoles, the event phase runs from June 18 to July 16 due to the later launch.
Gold Road will be released for the PC version of ESO on June 3, 2024. Here is the trailer:
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The Elder Scrolls Online – Gold Road in the announcement trailer
Logging in June is worth it
What about the 100,000 gold? This amount is part of the new login rewards for June 2024. The following loot items for daily login have been announced by the ESO developers so far:
500 Seals of Endeavors will be rewarded on Day 7
10 Universal Analysis Scrolls will be given if you log in to Elder Scrolls Online for 14 days in June
Day 21 will be rewarded with the 100,000 gold coins.
What does Gold Road offer? With the new chapter, you will land in the Westemnet, a new region of the MMORPG that you might already know in parts from Elder Scrolls: Oblivion – just think of the city of Skingrad. There, the developers will continue the story from Necrom, in which the newly introduced Daedric Prince Ithelia will play a major role.
The quests of Gold Road are expected to keep you busy for about 30 hours. Other highlights of the chapter include the new feature of writing that allows you to build your own spells, a fresh 12-player trial, and a new world event. And of course, systems like the Glory Stories will also be expanded. You can find all details about ESO: Gold Road here.
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In June 2024, there will be more information about the new expansion for Guild Wars 2. This was announced by a teaser. It also reveals a detail that players are already celebrating.
What does the teaser show? The teaser gives you only a small insight into the new expansion for Guild Wars 2. It shows a character diving through the water and coming back ashore after a few short swimming strokes.
Here, the teaser seems to announce a new area, as the camera then moves over a building hidden between cliffs and waterfalls. Just before that, the character takes the spear, which they carry on their back, into a combat-ready position.
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Guild Wars 2 teases a new expansion in 30 seconds
What detail delights the fans? It is exactly the spear that the character has that brings joy to the fans. In the comments under the teaser (via YouTube), there are many questions about “land spears” and many players seem to be in disbelief.
“Is that … a spear? Leaving the water?” asks a user in their comment. Another user, who does not play Guild Wars, wonders if this is really such a big deal. And if you look at the rest of the comments, the answer is quite clear: Yes!
Until now, the spear was only an underwater weapon in Guild Wars 2. For all players who like to fight with the spear, this was probably quite frustrating. Now it seems that this is about to change, if we are to believe the teaser.
A user writes in their comment that the title of the teaser makes sense. It reads: “There’s something leaving the water …” In German, this is: “Etwas verlässt das Wasser …” It is also quite likely that this “something” is not the character, but really the spear.
When will there be more information? Whether the players are correct in their assumption will probably be known only when official information about the expansion is released. This is expected to be published on June 4, 2024, as the teaser also announces. Guild Wars 2 also made it onto our list of the best MMORPGs: The 10 best MMORPGs 2024 – Which one is right for me?
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In an interview, the head behind Helldivers 2 talked about the future that the team at Arrowhead Games desires and how they plan to deal with potential challenges.
The shooter Helldivers 2, developed by Arrowhead Games, quickly became a real hit among players after its release. However, for the developers, this is only the beginning. Instead, they are looking towards a future filled with big plans and goals.
Helldivers 2 shows its latest Warbond ‘Polar Patriots’ in the icy trailer
What does Arrowhead envision for the future? In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Pilestedt spoke about the future of Arrowhead Games. He not only drew comparisons to two well-known film characters, but also to two major development studios.
“We want to become the next FromSoftware or Blizzard,” Pilestedt confidently states in his interview. Their goal is to develop into a showcase studio that “makes truly great cooperative games.”
How do they plan to face the challenges? Such a goal is unlikely to be achieved without various challenges. Here, Pilestedt drew a comparison to the popular fantasy franchise The Lord of the Rings. When they think of the future challenges, they feel exactly like two well-known characters.
“When we consider the challenges ahead of us, we feel like Frodo and Sam marching to Mordor. The indifferent approach is: ‘We take it one step at a time and solve problems as they arise’,” according to Pilestedt describing the team’s mindset.
In this context, he also emphasizes the team spirit of the studio and explains that the strength of Arrowhead Games lies in the community and the shared desire to help one another. The team can rely on being there for each other, no matter what they are going through. This way, they can face any challenge and emerge strengthened.
After these words, one might really believe that they form a harmonious unit, just like the beloved heroes from The Lord of the Rings.
“So we have seen and gone through this before”
In the interview, Pilestedt is also addressed regarding the live service and balancing issues of Helldivers 2. He recalls the “rough launch” of Magicka, another game from Arrowhead Games. At that time, the studio managed to turn the crisis around through community interaction and transparency.
This approach seems to be what the studio wants to apply to Helldivers 2 as well, as Pilestedt reflects:
“Shams and I recognized that we had to engage with the community, talk honestly with them, and tell them as much as we could about what was going on. And then immediately take action to solve the problems. So we have seen and gone through this before, albeit on a much smaller scale. This time, more is at stake.”
The release of Elden RingShadow of the Erdtree is already on the starting blocks. How to perfectly start into the new DLC is explained by MeinMMO.
Which stat is meant? Fans are eagerly waiting for the upcoming release of the new Elden Ring-DLC Shadow of the Erdtree.The difficulty of the new DLC is said to be based on the second half of Elden Ring. Experienced players have now shared a tip on X on how to best start into the DLC – namely: Raise your attribute Vigor (German: strength) to level 60.
Here you can watch the story trailer for Shadow of the Erdtree:
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Elden Ring shows the DLC ‘Shadow of the Erdtree’ in the story trailer
Why Vigor is so important
What does this attribute do? Vigor is the crucial stat that determines your HP. The higher your Vigor value, the more damage you can take. This way, you can withstand battles as long as possible and survive stronger attacks. Additionally, it increases your immunity to fire and poison. When you raise Vigor to 60, you’ll have the highest possible HP at the start of the new DLC.
So you can survive the first attack of Malenia’s Waterfowl Dance – without having to dodge, if you bring your Vigor to level 60 and have the Crimson Amber Medallion (+2) as well as the Dragoncrest Greatshield Talisman.
What should I do now? Experienced players recommend resetting your character and redistributing the stats. This way, you can push your Vigor attribute to 60. You can do this at Rennala using a Larval Tear.
If you are looking forward to the upcoming DLC for Destiny 2 and don’t want any spoilers, now would be a good time for a little internet break. Some players have apparently managed to load the updates early onto their PS5 and are flooding the internet with leaks.
What’s happening with Destiny 2? The loot shooter has just experienced what is likely the biggest leak in its history. Almost a week before the release of the major story finale The Final Shape, PS5 players were able to play the entire DLC via the cloud streaming service.
In the Destiny 2 subreddit, there is a code red: Players are warning of spoilers that are currently flooding the internet. In response, Bungie temporarily took the PC servers offline.
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Destiny 2 shows the launch trailer for The Final Shape
Leaks flood the internet
What has been leaked? Reports indicate that numerous contents of The Final Shape are affected, from story cutscenes to weapons and the season pass. Users are currently discussing the extent to which raid mechanics are affected and whether the race for World First could be impacted.
According to Reddit user Soracaz, the entire DLC was playable on May 30, 2024, almost a week before the planned release on June 4. Players are said to have gained access to the campaign and seasonal content and caught a glimpse of raid gear and mechanics. He also warns of “massive story spoilers.”
Another user reassures: No one was able to actually play missions, as the servers were taken offline in the middle of a cutscene. While a raid mod has leaked, the actual mechanics remain unknown and the “World First” race is unaffected (via Reddit).
In the subreddit, a “zero-tolerance policy” for spoilers was introduced due to the extent of the leak.
Destiny Bulletin, a news account for Destiny 2 on X, reported that they were tipped off with all the material in advance. However, they decided against publishing it, as all content is affected (via X).
Spoilers for The Final Shape are also said to be appearing in the ingame chat of Destiny 2 (via X).
Leakers likely snagged a ton of content before the servers went offline
Leak sites on Reddit and X are sharing countless images and videos. An account on X claims to have 3.3 GB of material. Anyone who wants to avoid spoilers should consider taking a break from social media.
There are also claims that the upcoming “Elden Ring” DLC has experienced a similar leak, though we have not been able to confirm this so far.
How did this happen? That is still unknown. Users suspect that it is a vulnerability on Sony’s part. Just in March, a demo of the highly debated PS5 exclusive game Stellar Blade was accidentally launched in the PS Store. Official statements from Sony or Bungie are still pending.
Necrozma is one of the stars of this year’s Pokémon GO Fests. There are three local dates and one global date.
The first local date in Sendai, Japan, is currently running and will take place until June 2. Trainers can now encounter Necrozma in raids there. The event is basically the first major Pokémon GO event in June, although not for everyone.
But how do you get Necrozma in the rest of the world?
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Heavenly teamwork in Pokémon GO – a new season begins
Catching Necrozma via Remote Raid – is that possible?
Is remote raiding possible? Currently, it is possible to participate in Necrozma raids through remote raid passes as long as they are active. Once you are in a raid, you can catch it.
Restriction: Necrozma can also appear as shiny, but only if you have an active ticket for the Sendai GO Fest. So don’t get your hopes up for a shiny Necrozma when participating in the remote raid.
The big problem: It is currently quite difficult to get into remote raids for Necrozma.
The easiest way is to have a local contact who already plays. These trainers can simply invite you if you are friends with them.
Another option is external raid apps like PokéGenie or PokéRaids. However, the opportunities for participation are quite limited at the moment. Some invitation slots are already fully booked, or raid participations are behind certain premium memberships. You need to see if you get lucky and catch a raid.
Another option would be to check social media. Some trainers post friend codes on platforms like Twitter and say they would invite people. But luck is also needed here to make it work.
Otherwise, the remaining GO Fests or, certainly, the global event are still options.
When will Necrozma be available to everyone? Globally, Necrozma will appear on July 13 and 14, 2024, during the global GO Fest. You can then secure the Pokémon in raids there.
When will Necrozma appear before that? At two other local GO Fests. However, the same conditions apply as in Sendai.
June 14 to 16, 2024: GO Fest Madrid
July 5 to 7: GO Fest New York
But here, too, you would have to travel and possibly buy a ticket to have a chance at the shiny. At least, during these dates, you can also hope for a remote raid invitation.
However, Necrozma is not the only strong monster appearing in the game soon. The new season has been announced and starts on June 1, 2024. Throughout the three-month season, many legendary monsters will appear. All information about the season ‘Heavenly Teamwork’ in Pokémon GO can be found here.
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South Korea aims to support its own industry to surpass the chip industry in the USA. Collaboration with China and Japan is also on the agenda. South Korea plans to invest around seven billion euros and rely on tax incentives.
The USA has been investing billions of US dollars for a few years to attract major chip manufacturers to the USA or encourage the construction of new product sites. In this way, they aim to become less dependent on the Asian market.
Why invest in the USA? During the Corona pandemic, many noticed that hardly any computer chips were arriving in the USA and Europe. This led to extreme price increases; the PS5 was hardly available and graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia became unaffordable. This is precisely what these investments aim to prevent or at least mitigate.
However, in Asia, this is viewed with concern. South Korea has now stated that it will invest heavily in its own industry and cooperate with two major neighboring countries. With this, it aims to surpass the chip industry in the USA.
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All known features of the PS5 in the official trailer from Sony
South Korea Wants to Collaborate More with Japan and China
Just over two weeks ago, we learned that the South Korean government has decided on a measure to combat the growth of the United States in the chip industry.
Overall, the South Korean government plans to make the equivalent of seven billion euros available to local companies. Specifically, it mainly concerns tax incentives: South Korea wants to further advance the “Value Enhancement Programme” to make its companies more valuable and thus have more resources for the production of chips and other high-tech products.
According to a report by the magazine Reuters, South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok stated that they mainly want to focus on tax incentives: they aim to strike a balance between fairness and efficiency.
In this way, the main goal will be to increase the value of resident companies and, in return, strengthen aid packages for the semiconductor industry. South Korea will thus become one of the most ambitious regions in terms of chip sector growth.
However, the most interesting statement from Choi was about an agreement: South Korea is export-oriented and therefore advocates a trilateral free trade agreement with China and Japan. It is therefore expected that the countries will grow closer together in the future to compete against the USA.
