Fans of Masters of the Universe have every reason to be happy: One of the most iconic figures is available as a high-quality action figure. If you want to own it, however, you must not be too stingy.
Which figure is it? Skeletor is the greatest villain in the world of Masters of the Universe. All he wants is to gain power and learn all the secrets of Castle Grayskull. With that, he could become the Master of the Universe. The only one who can stop him is the hero He-Man.
Many of you probably remember him and Skeletor from early childhood. Today, many people feel a great nostalgia when they think of these characters and their iconic looks.
Toy manufacturers know this as well and continually delight fans with new action figures. A new version of Skeletor is special, but it also costs quite a bit.
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You can have Skeletor, but you need the necessary cash
Here’s why the new figure is special: The manufacturer Mondo not only provides fans of Masters of the Universe with merchandise but also takes care of brands like Godzilla and Marvel.
Their figures are designed with high quality, and that is also true for Skeletor. The villain is built in a 1:6 scale. Looking at the pictures on the website, you can see how lovingly the figure is designed. Numerous details contribute to this.
Additionally, several weapons come with the actual figure. Namely, his famous sword, a chaos staff, and an axe. Also included are several interchangeable hands and an additional head.
But be warned: If you are a fan of Masters of the Universe and want to jump in excitedly, you should not overlook the price. Because Skeletor comes at a cost. The figure is priced at a whopping 235 US dollars. At least shipping is free according to the website, as long as you live in the EU, Canada, the UK, or the USA.
Is the offer worth it? The answer to this question probably depends on how much of a fan you are of Masters of the Universe. Surely there are many people who will seize it without hesitation. Others might think twice about the purchase given the price.
To progress in Pokémon GO, collecting XP and Stardust is particularly important. Now, a trainer has raked in an insane amount with just one throw. We at MeinMMO show you how he did it and how you can do it too.
What content is this about? In addition to Pokémon, experience points (XP) and Stardust are among the most important content in the game. Because of these, you can level up and also power up your Pokémon. For this reason, trainers usually try to grab as much of it as possible.
The Reddit user matthewormatt has now shown in his post how insane amounts of Stardust and XP can currently be obtained when catching. We have summarized how much he collected in total and how he managed to do it for you below.
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One throw gives trainer insane amounts of XP & Stardust
How much Stardust & XP did he get? As Reddit user matthewormatt shows in his post , on May 14, 2024, he gained a lot from his first throw of the day. He managed to secure a total of 27,450 Stardust and 44,340 XP with just a single throw.
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Several factors played a crucial role in obtaining these amounts of Stardust and XP, which ultimately boosted these values. For instance, you are rewarded for fabulous throws, curveballs, hitting on the first throw, and having an active, suitable Mega Evolution with additional XP and Stardust. However, the following points were ultimately decisive for matthewormatt’s results:
First throw of the day: The throw shown by matthewormatt is his first catch of the day. This gives you during the event Catch Wonder, which runs until May 19, 2024, at 8:00 PM, 10 times the XP and 5 times the Stardust. In his specific case, he can secure as much as 30,000 XP this way.
7-day bonus: Additionally, you are rewarded for catching a Pokémon for 7 consecutive days. This was also the case for matthewormatt. As seen in his picture, he was able to benefit from a series bonus of 12,000 XP. And there is also a bonus for a catching streak of 7 days for Stardust. According to Niantic’s information, this currently amounts to 3,000 Stardust.
Selection of the Pokémon: The selection of the “right” Pokémon can also be crucial for getting particularly much Stardust. There are 22 monsters that consistently provide you with more Stardust when catching. Since Audino is the Pokémon that gives the most Stardust when catching, matthewormatt specifically sought it for his catch, according to his own statements.
It already provides you with 2,100 Stardust without a lucky egg, weather boost, or event bonuses. He then also combined this with a lucky egg and a star piece to maximize his XP and Stardust.
He writes in the Reddit comments: The Catch-Wonder event gives you 10x XP and 5x dust for your first catch of the day. My 7-day streak coincidentally fell on the first day of the event. Equipped with a lucky egg, star piece, and Mega Evolution, I started. I specifically hunted Audino to make it the first catch of the day. I just needed that weather boost!
Unfortunately, he did not have the weather boost during his catch, as he further explains in the comments. This would have given him even more Stardust.
In the Reddit community, trainers are thrilled about this catch with such a high amount of Stardust. Some are particularly surprised that matthewormatt actually found a wild Audino to use it for his 7-day streak and thus benefit from the numerous bonuses. You can read the following in the Reddit comments:
B-Sauce: And I thought my Wailmer Stardust was good.
HarvestMoonRS: I am even more impressed that you managed to find one.
Capta1nAsh: Well done. I believe my 7th day is the day after the end of the event. RIP to anyone who got the catch before it started.
What do you think of matthewormatt’s insane catch? Have you also managed to secure such a high amount of Stardust? Or are you more focused on experience points? Feel free to let us know in the comments here on MeinMMO and exchange ideas with other trainers about it.
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In his podcast, a German comedian complained about his current hardware. He was so annoyed at one point that he was on the verge of throwing his expensive PC out the window and quitting gaming.All he wants to do is play a simulator that has already driven his fans to fury with the new DLC.
Who is it about? Alexander Bojcan is certainly better known to most people by his stage name Kurt Krömer. In his role as a always neatly dressed Berliner with a sharp tongue, the comedian has now also become one of the most well-known podcasters in Germany.
In his podcast “Feelings” (every Thursday you can listen to a new episode for free on podcasts.apple ), he meets guests of all sorts without prior knowledge. Sometimes the minutes before the guest arrives are also exciting. Here, Krömer, as a passionate gamer, likes to share an anecdote from his gaming everyday life.
His latest story is likely to resonate with every PC gamer. Originally, the comedian planned only to upgrade to a new graphics card. But his list quickly grew longer and longer, and his frustration grew larger and larger.
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Comedian Desperate Over Hardware: “This is complete junk”
What is junk about Krömer’s PC? When Krömer noticed that his newly purchased graphics card would not fit in his case, he made a list of new hardware that would also be suitable for an upgrade. He realized that his PC, which he had bought 2 or 5 years ago (the comedian varies this time frame, note the editor), actually needed a complete overhaul.
“This is complete junk,” he exclaims. It’s not even enough to download Windows 11. He made a list and ultimately concluded: “I can throw this thing out the window.”
He would have to buy everything new. And that, even though he had decided on a high-end product at the time of purchase. Casually, Krömer poses the following questions: “Do I now have to pay 45,000 euros every 5 years? How many podcasts am I supposed to make?”
What is all the effort for? At the end of his story, Krömer shared with his listeners why he had even considered a new graphics card. “The games I play stutter and lag,” the comedian complained.
His most current game is “Cities: Skylines.” He does not elaborate on which part it is. However, since he critically notes that he does not like the game because it is supposedly unfinished, one might assume that he is referring to the latest DLC of “Cities: Skylines II.” This DLC has received a lot of backlash on Steam. If you, too, like Kurt Krömer are interested in Cities: Skylines, we have a recommendation for you: The Big GameStar Special Issue on Cities: Skylines 2
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In a Twitch stream, Gronkh reacted to a video by Maxim that addressed negative Steam reviews. Gronkh agreed with Maxim and emphasized that Steam reviews are often not very meaningful.
What does Gronkh mean by that? Gronkh reacted in one of his Twitch streams to a video by Maxim. In it, the YouTuber discussed negative reviews on Steam. One issue he pointed out is that as soon as a game is shown as balanced on Steam, many players no longer want to play it. As an example, Maxim takes the game No Rest for the Wicked.
You can see Maxim’s entire critique in his video:
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As another example, Gronkh mentions the game Cities: Skylines 2. He tried to understand whether the criticism for the game was justified. He said he wonders why the game received criticism.
He further addresses that the game struggled with problems at its release, but he still gave the game a chance. He also mentioned that he could understand the criticism, especially at the beginning.
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Reviews on Steam are not meaningful at all
How should one deal with reviews instead? Primarily, Gronkh advises not to be discouraged by negative reviews on Steam, as they are not meaningful. Nevertheless, he admits that he sometimes lets negative reviews influence him, but this only applies to games that are not important to him.
He further recommends watching gameplay of the games one is considering purchasing. He particularly suggests getting an impression of the games through YouTube or Twitch streams.
Lastly, he mentions that he sees discussions on Steam more as entertainment, but rarely uses them to seriously inform himself about a game.
Reactions from the community: Opinions on the topic seem to be mixed in Gronkh’s community. During his stream, some users are writing that they sometimes do not buy games if the review on Steam is labeled as balanced. However, many others seem to share a similar view to Gronkh.
Under his video on YouTube, some users write about the topic:
ShizuNeko writes: I do look at reviews, but when it says balanced, I usually look for videos of the game on YouTube and then decide for myself whether I like it or not. I do not let myself be influenced only by the reviews of other people.
evocatus8 comments: No matter how the Steam reviews for a game are, I watch gameplay videos and always play it for less than 2 hours so I can get a refund from Steam if I really do not like the game!
lucara notes: I have always found reviews difficult in general because, in my opinion, many people give ratings that are too high. For example, I think a 5/10 is not bad! A 5/10 is okay… not great, not terrible. But what the colleague wrote is completely unacceptable.
The doorbell rings, the pizza is here – what is the start of a cozy evening for many is increasingly a nasty form of harassment for Twitch streamers: namely, when dozens of orders are sent to their address without them having ordered anything at all.
What is this scheme with the pizza? Twitch streamers have been increasingly harassed by massive food orders for some time now. We have already reported on the so-called food raids on MeinMMO.
According to research by the ARD political magazine Kontraste and the game, a group of cybercriminals is behind these attacks on content creators. They are said to call themselves “NWO” and are also behind swatting incidents affecting 132 Twitch streamers. Here, victims are harassed by police or other emergency services due to fabricated emergency situations.
As Tagesschau now reports, the perpetrators are said to use specially developed software to harass streamers with such food orders. They refer to it as “pizza bombings”.
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Perpetrators boast about “Pizzageddon”
Where do the information come from? As reported by Tagesschau, Kontraste and Spiegel have a “huge dataset” that was partially provided to the editorial teams by the internet activist and cyber security specialist “Nella”. Nella shares her work with her more than 100,000 followers on X.
Among the collected data are also voice recordings in which perpetrators boast: “I don’t want to know how many pizzas I’ve ordered alone since last summer. … caused a real ‘Pizzageddon’ in summer.”
Delivery service claims they could prevent most attempts
What kind of software is this? The data indicates that members of “NWO” are said to use a specially developed program called “Pizzerando” to place mass orders with the well-known delivery service Lieferando.
Affected individuals accuse Lieferando of not doing enough against the pizza bombings. Perpetrators are said to be able to place up to 100 orders within a minute to an address, a streamer told Tagesschau.
The delivery service explained to Kontraste and Spiegel that they are indeed taking action against these cyber attacks: “Through advanced security systems and specialized teams, we prevent most attempts,” a spokesman for Lieferando said.
They also stated that they work with authorities in specific cases. Additionally, they refer to the possibility of having one’s address blocked for deliveries. Furthermore, the delivery service intends to adapt its measures to the ongoing development of the program.
However, affected individuals reported to Tagesschau that there allegedly is no system to block one’s address. When they contacted the portal, they were instead told to contact the police.
Nintendo recently answered some questions in an interview and revealed how they plan to sell their games in the future.
While Sony and Microsoft are increasingly moving away from physical media and even releasing consoles without any drives, Nintendo is taking a different approach. The Japanese company remains true to itself and continues to rely on the sale of cartridges. They have no intention of changing that in the future.
This is evident from an interview with Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa.
The PlayStation 5, for instance, is also available at a lower price and without a drive. The Xbox Series S doesn’t provide any option to use physical games. But Nintendo wants to stay true to the cartridge tradition even with the Nintendo Switch 2 or Switch Pro.
Nintendo is selling more digital games, but does not want to change its strategy
What does Furukawa say about physical sales? In the mentioned Q&A, the Nintendo boss is directly asked about digital games for the upcoming Switch successor.
In response, the Nintendo president acknowledges that the trend is clearly towards digital sales and that digital distribution is very important for Nintendo. Nonetheless, according to Furukawa, Nintendo wants to maintain its sales strategy in the future and continue to offer physical copies.
The goal is not only to boost the sales of digital games but also to achieve this with cartridges. He then confirms that this strategy will not change in the future: Nintendo wants to increasingly focus on making both options more user-friendly and to constantly improve the experiences with both digital and physical sales.
Chief Developer Steven Sharif took the time during a major AMA session to answer various questions about Ashes of Creation. Especially exciting were the new insights into the dungeon and raid challenges of the ambitious MMORPG.
What was this question round about Ashes of Creation (short: AoC)? The Ask-me-Anything event took place on May 11, 2024, lasted a little over an hour, and among the participants were not only Creative Director Steven Sharif but also streamers Jamie Kaos, LoreForged, NyceGaming, and Vlahdus.
A variety of topics were brought to the table, such as dungeons and raids, the rogue class, story arcs, player trading, and the passive skills of guilds. You can check out the nearly 68 minutes on YouTube. However, we also summarize the most important points for you below.
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Dungeons and Raids in Ashes of Creation
Regarding the dungeon and raid challenges of the MMORPG, Steven Sharif explained:
While most gameplay content of AoC is in the open world (including dungeon and raid challenges), there will also be instanced challenges for solo players, groups, and raids.
As an example, Steven Sharif talks about the Tower of Carphin. Surrounding the tower, there is a city where various groups of three to five players can tackle the quest objectives.
The Tower of Carphin serves as a dungeon with its six levels, where three to four full groups can move around relatively easily at the same time. If it gets busier, there could be disputes over the limited opponents.
In an instanced zone, groups are protected from attacks by other players. This is different in the open world, for example, when two raids encounter a raid boss while being at war.
Characters who die in such a PvP battle receive a stackable debuff. This eventually prevents them from effectively disturbing the other group in their fight against the boss.
The difficulty of raid bosses is influenced by a dynamic system that takes into account the number of participating players. The larger your raid, the more damage area attacks cause, for example.
In AoC, not all participants in a group challenge receive a personal reward. Instead, the raid leader distributes the loot among the participants. The more players participated, the smaller each piece of the cake is. Those who master difficult group challenges with small teams will therefore be more rewarded.
While there are nodes for player economy (with auction houses), all nodes provide buildings for trading. Alternatively, you can also obtain permission to open a player shop anywhere in the world, for example in a dungeon, to supply other players with consumables.
The goal for AoC is to integrate the most important tools for guild management directly into the game. For example, there should be the possibility to involve players in communication even offline from within the game, such as via SMS messages. Additionally, guild leaders should have access to various data, such as player performance in guild events.
In AoC, there are story arcs that specifically target high-level players. However, you can also expect story-driven quest lines for a broad player base. In such a story arc, for instance, the progress of low-level heroes affects what higher-level characters must accomplish in the subsequent part of the storyline.
By providing class and role skills/talents, all aspiring tanks, healers, and hybrids with tank or healer focus should start playing differently at the beginning of the leveling phase. From level 25, players will then choose their secondary archetype through a quest to further specialize.
Later, you can switch from one secondary archetype to another. However, before making the decision, there will be no opportunity to try out all the archetypes to make a decision afterward. Your primary class cannot be changed at any time.
If players intentionally torpedo the experience of others around a controlled node through their behavior, you can respond to this aggression with a guild or node war. You can also set policies for your controlled nodes to protect your area from griefing.
Guilds in AoC consist of a core of players and additional groups that can be individually set up and managed. The strongest passive guild bonuses can only be activated for this core, so smaller guilds do not suffer too much of a disadvantage compared to large guilds.
In PvP duels, it will take about ten to 30 seconds for a defeated player to lie on the ground, depending on which classes are dueling. In group situations, multiple damage dealers can eliminate a focus target much faster.
On a guild’s plot, the guild management can assign certain areas to specific members so they can, for example, engage in farming.
Rogues have a true stealth mechanic and are expected to land on servers in the upcoming alpha phase.
The different weapon types have their own talent trees, with users of two one-handed weapons like swords, maces, or daggers receiving an extra tree for dual wielding. Shields do not get their own talents, but are optimized through the passive enhancements of certain archetypes.
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A coach from Valorant is known for slamming the table when his team plays poorly. This has now become a meme. Now the coach has even caused a technical pause, and viewers suspect he slammed the table again.
Who is it about? The Valorant coach Alexandre “Alecks” Sallé from the team Paper Rex regularly slams the table literally. The Frenchman is now known among fans for his emotional style, and his outbursts have become a meme that even has its own X account.
During the finals of the “Pacific Stage 1,” the coach caused a technical incident that required the game to be paused. Even without video evidence, fans are clear: he slammed the table again, and this time he destroyed Riot’s equipment.
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Multiple staff members must repair the setup
What kind of incident was there? During the finals in Seoul, the game was paused due to technical problems. However, the issues did not affect any of the players but rather coach “Alecks.”
When the camera pans to the coach’s table, he is not visible. Instead, several Riot staff members can be seen crawling under his table, trying to fix the problems.
After a while, the coach also reappears; he was also under the desk. The problem was quickly resolved; likely, only a cable was loose and had fallen out of the PC, but the fans have long found their culprit.
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On Reddit, the commentator p4p3rth1n writes: “You can’t make this up.”
The user The_Nap writes on Reddit: “He finally did it.”
LoanPresidentSalmon sees on Reddit a new level of emotions from coach Alecks: “Kicking a PC to force a technical pause has evolved to the next level after simply smashing the desk.”
How did the game end? The final game in which Paper Rex played against Gen.G was carried out in a best-of-5 format. The game was extremely close, and the technical pause gave both teams the opportunity to discuss their strategies.
The two teams had a “neck-and-neck” race, but in the end, Paper Rex was able to win with coach Alecks.
Valorant is also popular among players for its good anti-cheat. While some don’t find the access to the computer cool, others are very happy about the hacker-free rounds. Counter Strike 2 is going a different route now and allows AI to assess and ban player behavior: Counter-Strike 2 is now likely banning cheaters with the help of AI
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On May 21, 2024, the MMORPG Guild Wars 2 will receive the last content update for Secrets of the Obscure, the current expansion. The next one has already been announced. We would like to know from you which of the previously released DLCs is the best?
What expansions are there so far? The base game Guild Wars 2 was released in August 2012. Since then, the publisher has provided four expansions and announced a fifth for 2024.
Here are the key points of all playable expansions so far summarized:
In 2015, Heart of Thorns launched. In it, you are taken to the western jungle – the Heart of Maguuma. You could build and strengthen outposts and tackle jumping puzzles. For all classes available at launch, elite specializations and the Revenant as a playable class were introduced.
Two years later came Path of Fire, the second expansion. The focus here was on the new region Crystal Desert. In addition, bounties and other new elite specializations were introduced. You could also look forward to five mounts, which were introduced for the first time.
In 2020, it was announced and then postponed to 2022: the currently third available and playable expansion End of Dragons. Your adventures take you to the new continent Cantha, where you can master more new elite specializations. Additionally, there was a new mount and several fresh mastery tracks.
In the current expansion Secret of the Obscure, you must face an invasion by the so-called Cryptis. There is a new map, the first so-called weapon master training, and also new masteries. The so far last content update will be released on May 21, 2024.
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Thus, there is definitely still some time until the release of the fifth expansion of Guild Wars 2, and we would like to know from you what you think is the best expansion for Guild Wars 2 so far:
What’s next for Guild Wars 2? As mentioned earlier, the last update for the current expansion will come in May, which revolves around the Midnight King. A new fifth expansion was announced in August 2023 for this year. However, when exactly is not yet known.
Apparently, developer ArenaNet is currently not only working on Guild Wars 2: Recently, it became known that the successor Guild Wars 3 is already in development. While the announcement was reportedly terrible according to MeinMMO editor Schuhmann, our MMORPG expert Karsten Scholz’s wife is incredibly happy about it: Guild Wars 3 has been announced and my wife is dancing in circles with joy.
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On Friday, May 10th, the teams G2 and T1 played against each other in League of Legends at MSI 2024: It was the biggest game of the year so far and was described as the series that every LoL fan must see. At its peak, 2.49 million viewers were watching. But such a big match now has an ugly aftermath: G2’s ADC, Hans Sama (24), is receiving death threats.
What kind of match was that? It was actually not a big deal. The match was the 1st round of MSI 2024. Nothing was decided there, the winner advanced to round 2, and the loser dropped into the loser’s bracket. But in the match, the most popular team in the world faced off against the most popular team in the West, which is why record viewership numbers were achieved:
The world champion T1 with the legendary Faker and exceptional talents like Keria and Oner on one side
The top European team G2 with midlaner Caps, the German Broken Blade, and botlaner Hans Sama on the other side
LoL Match Exceeds Expectations: Trade Press is Enthusiastic
What was the outcome of the match? The game was much closer than one might expect. In the end, T1 narrowly won 3-2.
It was an epic battle praised by the press. Both teams played unconventional champions like Kog’maw, Vel’Koz, or Yasuo (via dotesports).
In game 5, both teams played extremely well, and the match remained even until the 30-minute mark, until ultimately a single mistake could decide the game.
These are the ugly aftermaths of the game: The 24-year-old ADC of G2, Hans Sama, has now apparently been targeted by crazies on the internet as a scapegoat for G2’s loss. He is being subjected to death threats, it is said.
He is allegedly being blamed for poor play and for missing the wrong items. G2 manager Romain Begeard reported on the death threats in an interview (via x).
The good news is that these death threats are viewed very critically by fans. On reddit, they are described as “revolting”.
People openly ask who is so disgusting and awful to do something like this. To send such threats, one must have their own self-confidence in the cellar. To threaten someone just because their favorite team lost a best-of-5.
It’s a shame that such a great match now has such an ugly aftermath.
In Helldivers 2 there have been many escapades that players and developers alike had to endure. The latest debacle is the discussion around nerfs and buffs regarding the weapons. Arrowhead is taking the scythe to all the players’ guns, but now something is supposed to change.
Why is the community in an uproar? In Helldivers 2, players are fed up. New war bonds were supposed to bring fans new weapons and goodies they can use in the fight against the enemies of democracy. Unfortunately, a large part of these tools are useless or poorly made and are not worth it in combat. Arrowhead itself is to blame.
More buffs than nerfs are to be implemented. And to make this happen, the head of Arrowhead is personally taking care of it.
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The head is personally taking care of ‘Balancing’
What has been revealed? On Discord, the topic ‘Balancing’ is being hotly debated. Many are not satisfied and want to use cool guns that leave an impression on enemies. For this reason, the developer Evil-Bosse has spoken out.
Evil states that the team is currently discussing ‘Balancing’, thanks to Johan Pilestedt, the CEO of Arrowhead. Here’s what Evil-Bosse has to say: “Our CEO is making great internal efforts for balancing, many meetings and many conversations are taking place.”
How satisfied is the community right now? Not particularly satisfied. Arrowhead regularly conducts surveys on Discord to find out the current mood and opinions of the community. Again, the developers are asking you what you think of the new war bond “Polar Patriots” and the following results have been collected so far (as of 1:34 PM on May 4):
It’s great!
3 % with 1,794 votes
It’s okay, but I want more stuff in each war bond.
11 % with 5,830 votes
It’s okay, but I want fewer war bonds and more patches.
27 % with 14,631 votes
It’s okay, but the items don’t fit the theme for me.
14 % with 7,677 votes
I don’t like it.
45 % with 24,395 votes
While 27 % of the 54,346 total votes express that they want more patches, 45 % clearly state that they are not satisfied. The mood is clearly recognizable: it can’t go on like this. On May 14, Arrowhead released its new patch 01.000.304, but this only brought minor bug fixes and no buffs for weapons. Players will have to wait a bit longer. If you are looking for the best weapons in Helldivers, we have the appropriate tier list for you.
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Tom Cruise is now a world-famous Hollywood star, known for action films like Mission Impossible and the sci-fi movie War of the Worlds. However, there is one project from the beginning of his career that he later regretted.
Tom Cruise began acting at the age of 18. He attended the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theater, where he also met his mentor, Sanford Meisner. In 1981, Tom Cruise appeared in his first feature film with Endless Love. This was followed by more projects until he had his breakthrough in 1983 with Risky Business. (via Moviepilot)
However, regarding the film that followed, the actor later wished he had never made it. We are talking about Legend (1985).
Here you can watch a trailer for Legend:
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English trailer for the fantasy movie Legend from 1985
Legend, directed by the alien director, received criticism from the press
Tom Cruise plays the young man Jack, who lives in the woods and has fallen in love with the princess Lili. However, the lord of darkness threatens the idyll and darkness descends upon the land. Jack embarks on a journey into the realm of evil to rescue his beloved and restore peace in paradise.
In an interview with Rolling Stone in 1986, the actor commented on Legend and stated that the media had criticized the film much too harshly in his opinion: “First of all, the press has overestimated and blown everything out of proportion.”
However, he also made it very clear: “I never want to make a film like that again.” According to Fandomwire, the actor has expressed on several occasions that he doesn’t even want to remember Legend. However, he also learned from it, which helped him choose better projects for his career afterward.
While Tom Cruise could hardly stand behind the fantasy film Legend in hindsight, he celebrated another project even more. He was so excited about the script that he even waived his fee and was only paid for other production tasks. You can read more about it here at MeinMMO: Tom Cruise wanted a film to be a hit in 1996 so much that he waived his fee
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When it comes to life simulations, it doesn’t always have to be The Sims. This is exactly what the former lead developer of XCOM wants to prove to you.
What kind of game is this? The new game from the former lead developer of XCOM and Marvel’s Midnight Suns, Jake Solomon, has little to do with strategy games. In the game, you will let a character experience the drama of a small town. The focus of the game is on the characters and their relationships with each other.
In the unnamed game, there will be no linear story, but freshly rolled scenarios for each player. However, the game will always take place in a small town where everyone knows each other. You can imagine the drama, gossip, and rumors like in “Gilmore Girls” because “everyone knows everyone,” says Solomon in an interview with PCGamer.
The game InZOI also competes with The Sims; you can watch the trailer for it here:
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Gameplay trailer of ‘InZOI’ shows realistic graphics of the Sims competitor
Sims but also not really
Isn’t this also in The Sims? Yes and no. Jake Solomon himself takes The Sims as a model for his new game, but he also has well-known mods like the “Wicked Whims” mod in mind. However, it shouldn’t be about keeping need meters in the green.
The developer can imagine a build mode like in The Sims, but that would not be at the top of the priority list and is possibly something that could be introduced after the launch.
The life simulation is intended to clearly focus on the story and relationships of the characters and still provide players with some challenges.
How will the story come to life? To really bring the story to life, not everything should go according to plan all the time. In the game, unexpected events will happen; for example, your character might not feel comfortable during a date and, therefore, need to visit the bathroom regularly.
The dialogues are an important point in the game. Here, the developers want to provide you with several options for responses that will then affect the events. A dialogue could unfold like this:
“The way we handle this is that a character approaches you and says, ‘Oh, I heard your father is back in town,’ and that’s a dialogue tree where the player has three very different options, like ‘I never want to talk to that man again’ or ‘Yes, he’s here because he’s getting married, and I don’t like his fiancée,'” says Jake Solomon.
So you can also create drama by saying the right or wrong things to the right people. In a small town where everyone knows everyone, nothing remains secret for long.
How finished is the game? The game is probably still a long way from being finished. In the interview with PCGamer, no name for the game or even a timeframe for release is mentioned. However, the developers seem to be aiming for a release in Early Access.
The studio currently has eleven employees but is already aiming to hire two more. There should also already be a playable prototype.
Fans have new hope that one of their favorite games will soon be released on PC. The new PS chief loves the title.
The era of exclusive titles for certain platforms seems to be slowly coming to an end in many areas. More and more crossplay and simultaneous releases on different platforms have become the norm – with few exceptions, which have contributed to a crisis at Final Fantasy.
Now there is hope for all Bloodborne fans that this title will finally come to PC as well.
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Bloodborne Debut Trailer
What is the problem? Not all games from From Software have made it to PC. While the “Dark Souls” series and Elden Ring are available on PC, a particularly popular game from the Japanese studio is not: Bloodborne. The game was originally released exclusively for PlayStation 4, and to this day, the only way to play it on PC is through emulation.
There is no official version for PC available so far.
Why is there hope now? A lot has changed at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE). Former CEO Jim Ryan has left, and as a result, there are now some new leaders at Sony, including Hideaki Nishino, the CEO of the SIE Platforms Business Group.
In an interview from 2021, he specifically stated that he enjoys single-player games, particularly Bloodborne (via 3djuegos.com). Especially during the pandemic, he played such games and grew to love them.
While this is just the personal taste of the CEO, it offers a glimmer of hope for many that such games will finally be made accessible to a wider audience – namely with a PC version.
That Sony is increasingly venturing into the PC market is obvious – especially the super hit Helldivers 2 is a good example of this, but also titles like Ghost of Tsushima are coming to PC.
What does this mean for PC gamers? Even though there hasn’t been an announcement yet about bringing Bloodborne to PC, it at least stirs some hope that the game will soon run on home computers.
The new head of the department seems to have at least some interest in this kind of game, and considering how Sony’s PC strategy has looked in recent months, hope has at least increased. Perhaps in line with the new DLC for Elden Ring.
Would you be excited about the latest Souls games from From Software on PC? Or is Bloodborne now too old to still be truly interesting?
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In our hangar guide to GTA 5 Online, we show you which products give worthwhile bonuses. With these tips, solo and group players have good opportunities to quickly earn money.
You have many options to earn money in GTA 5 Online. Those who have already purchased a hangar as a CEO can carry out missions there, acquire products, and sell them. By paying attention to the special bonuses, you can pocket extra cash.
We will show you what you should pay attention to in the hangar deals in GTA 5 Online.
Buy Hangar as CEO
The hangar businesses came with the “Smugglers Run” DLC to GTA 5 Online. If you want to get into the hangar business, you must first achieve CEO status.
This guide is specifically for players who have already purchased a hangar or really want to play plane missions. It would be more profitable to buy a bunker, which you then operate together with the import-export business.
Therefore, you should not buy a hangar now if you want to earn money most effectively in GTA 5 Online.
However, if you say: “Planes are definitely my thing, I am happy to earn a bit less per hour, but I don’t have to do bunker missions,” then you can comfortably buy a hangar in-game. To do this, open your phone in the game, open the internet app, and click on the “Maze Bank” ad.
There you will find five hangars:
Two at Los Santos International Airport
Three in Fort Zancudo
The advantage of the hangars in Fort Zancudo is that you will get a stay permit there. Without this, you would immediately get a wanted level and be pursued by the present military. But with a hangar on this terrain, you will be tolerated there.
If you have enough budget, you can equip your hangar with a workshop. There, planes can be directly customized or upgraded.
If you want to give your Hydra a unique look, you can do that in the workshop. However, with the Hydra, only the paint can be changed. This applies to most planes that you order through the Pegasus service.
For many planes from the Smugglers Run DLC, there are additional customization options.
Tips for Selling
To earn money with the hangar, you bring products into storage and later sell them in a sales mission. First, go to your office in the hangar and use the computer there.
Select the “Acquisition” tab. Here, you have eight different categories available from which you can acquire products:
Drugs
Chemicals
Medical Supplies
Animal Materials
Art Objects
Jewelry & Gemstones
Tobacco & Alcohol
Counterfeit Goods
If you select one of the products, a mission with Ron starts. He explains what you need to do. There are different scenarios where you, for example, have to protect a Titan from enemy Buzzards or destroy jammers so that the sought cargo is revealed on the radar.
Tip: For each mission, Ron provides you with mission vehicles like helicopters or planes. You do not have to take them. If you feel safer with your own Buzzard or Hydra, you can rely on them and call them in, for example, using the CEO ability in the menu.
After you complete the first part of the mission and collect the cargo, you now need to bring it back to your hangar. A box is worth 10,000 GTA Dollars without a bonus.
Before you can start another mission in the same category, you must first wait for a cooldown period (depending on speed). For better efficiency, it is advisable to acquire another product from a different category instead of waiting for the cooldown. In the following example, you can see the cooldown for each product category:
Cooldown increases by one minute per player
It is good if you have two categories at most, which you alternate between. Each category has a space limit of 50 boxes. You should not choose the categories randomly, as there are various bonuses that will earn you more money in the long run.
Bonus Payments and Differences in Cargo
There are various bonuses in the different cargo categories. These bonuses bring more money starting from a certain amount of cargo and are more or less worthwhile for different applications. The following graphic illustrates the principle:
Sales bonuses – Click to enlarge
Drugs, Chemicals, and Medical Supplies receive a bonus of 35% from 25 boxes. This bonus occurs again at 50 boxes, resulting in a total bonus of 70% if you sell 50 boxes at once.
Animal Materials, Art Objects, and Jewelry & Gemstones receive a 12% bonus for every 10 boxes (20 boxes = 24%, 30 boxes = 36%, etc.). This leads to a total bonus of 60% when selling 50 boxes at once.
Tobacco & Alcohol and Counterfeit Goods receive a 5% bonus for every 5 boxes. This totals a bonus of 50% for a sale of 50 boxes at once.
You can see that your play style plays a significant role here. Are you in a hurry and just want to quickly get a few tens of thousands of dollars for ammunition? Then the product categories of Tobacco & Alcohol or Counterfeit Goods, where you receive the bonus starting from 5 boxes, are worthwhile.
Sales values – Click to enlarge
Recommendation: If you have more time and want to earn money efficiently, use the categories with the 12% bonuses like Animal Materials, Art Objects, or Jewelry & Gemstones. These three categories “Animal Materials, Art Objects, and Jewelry & Gemstones” are our recommendation in this guide!
The categories with the 35% bonuses have a special twist, which we will go into in more detail in the next section.
Solo or Group
Which and how many products you should sell depends on whether you are playing alone or as a group. Depending on the size of the cargo to be sold, you must transport multiple vehicles from A to B as part of the sales mission. For single players, the lack of time to move many vehicles can then be a reason why the sales mission fails.
The GTA community found that the following scenarios generally occur in the sales mission of the hangars:
Sale of 1 to 10 boxes – One vehicle. If it is the mission where you fly the Havoks, there will be 3 Havoks. If it’s the mission with the Ultralights, there will be 2 Ultralights.
Sale of 11 to 25 boxes – Two vehicles. Havok: 12, Skylift: 4, Ultralights: 6
Sale of 26 to 50 boxes – Three vehicles. Havok: 24, Skylift: 6, Ultralights: 9
Bombushka missions always have only one vehicle
Bombushka and Ultralight missions are not available for solo players.
Since the 35% bonuses only apply starting from 25 boxes, these products are more worthwhile in a group than for solo players. After all, you need to transport more vehicles from A to B to successfully sell the goods.
Hangar or Bunker – Where is more money to be made?
As explained at the beginning, the hangar is not the most profitable way to earn money in GTA 5 Online. These jobs are aimed at aircraft fans or players who already own a hangar.
You earn more money by working in the bunker. There, you acquire supplies and your team works passively for you while you are out as a CEO. The most common method is to produce supplies in the bunker while selling cars as a CEO through the import/export business.
The world of online gaming is often a daunting place for women. This is what the Twitch streamer “TaylorMorgan” had to realize. After a particularly nasty experience in Valorant, she reaches out to Riot.
What kind of request is this? The Twitch streamer TaylorMorgan reached out to Riot via X on May 13, 2024, to draw attention to toxic behavior in Valorant. She demanded that such players should be permanently banned from the game.
TaylorMorgan has been regularly streaming on Twitch since June 2021. She primarily showcases shooters, mainly Call of Duty and Valorant. Therefore, she is likely accustomed to the sometimes harsh interactions in competitive online games. However, a recent encounter was too much for the streamer.
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Riot Games shows the new agent of Valorant in the animated trailer
Streamer fears: “Nothing will ever stop these men”
What exactly happened? In her post, TaylorMorgan shared a clip of an encounter she had in Valorant. In the video, a teammate asks the streamer whether she knows what it feels like to be raped.
When she answers no, he continues: “Okay, do you want to find out?”
The streamer asks the player several times if he means he wants to rape her. He replies that she is on the right track. When the player explains, “It’s not rape if I like it,” TaylorMorgan leaves the game. Now she is calling for harsher penalties for such players.
In the comments, the streamer reports that she received an XP penalty for leaving the match early (via X). She also fears that her teammate’s behavior might only lead to a three-day ban.
Instead of such behavior being punished so mildly, TaylorMorgan demands that such players should be permanently banned from the game via a hardware ban. According to the streamer, these players should never be allowed to play the game again.
You can find the streamer’s post here:
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I have never made such a desperate request as the one I am about to state, Riot.
You damn well need to do something. I am an incredibly strong person and have been streaming for a very, very long time. But absolutely nothing prepares you for someone saying that to you.
The suspensions are not enough. Nothing will ever stop these men from behaving this way as long as no hardware bans are imposed. They should never be able to play the game again.
I know you hear us. I know you see us. If this goes unpunished, I will take it as an active confirmation from you that you don’t give a damn about the women and minorities who play your game, and I will call for a boycott. This is simply not okay.
Streamer’s plea goes viral
There has not yet been a public response from the Riot channels on X. However, there are plenty of comments from users. The post has been viewed almost 10 million times, garnered 36,000 likes, and received over 9,000 comments. Many express solidarity with the streamer, share their sympathy, and demand a response from Riot.
But there are also those who, with their responses, rather confirm what TaylorMorgan and many other women experience: They say that such remarks are simply part of online gaming. Instead of leaving the match and ruining the game for their uninvolved teammates, the streamer should have simply used the mute function, some comments suggest.
Many female users report on X similar experiences to TaylorMorgan’s. Some games are virtually unplayable for women, or at least the voice chat is unusable. However, even in games that actually have a good reputation for their communities, there are ugly incidents: A player says she was treated undemocratically in Helldivers 2 because she is female
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The Arenanet team has detailed the next patch for Guild Wars 2. Look forward to new story content, a fractal dungeon, a meta-event chain, and new challenges for fans of the convergences. And the best part: The update is free for owners of “Secrets of the Obscure” and will be released in just a few days.
What has been announced for Guild Wars 2? The new update for the current expansion “Secrets of the Obscure” is called “The Midnight King” and will be released on May 21, 2024. The contents of the patch will be available for all current and future owners of the addon for free.
You can look forward to the following features:
In the new story chapters, the Commander delves deeper into the world of Nayos to the citadel of Zakiros, where the unyielding Midnight King reigns.
Inside Nayos, you can expect an expanded area with a new meta-event chain as the highlight.
In the Lonely Tower, you will find a new fractal dungeon.
Look forward to the second rank of the legendary Obsidian armor set and six new relics.
A challenge mode for the squad-based version of the convergences is coming, including a new boss challenge. Anyone who completes all five fights in time for gold will receive a new title alongside other rewards. The best times will be honored on a leaderboard.
In addition, some minor improvements are coming. For example, you can change the color and shape of the crosshair for the action cam. Also, the limit for guild memberships will increase from five to six for all players.
Here you can watch the new trailer for Guild Wars 2: “The Midnight King”:
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Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure – Trailer shows update ‘The Midnight King’
Updates for PvP and “World vs World”
What else has been announced? On June 14, 2024, the developers will transition the world restructuring system into permanent beta status. The EU and NA regions will receive an additional rank to reduce the size of the queue during peak times.
In addition, the developers are increasing the limit for guild memberships from five to six to give WvW players more flexibility in creating or joining guilds for the world restructuring.
A new timer titled “Lock for the next team formation” will be found in the guild overview. This will better communicate when changes to the combat guilds will take effect.
What about PvP? On June 25, some improvements for comfort and PvP rewards will land on the live servers. To enable new build options, the devs are introducing two new attribute amulets: Heretic (+1,000 Power, +1,000 Precision, +500 Healing Power, +500 Ferocity) and Tyrant (+1,000 Power, +1,000 Condition Damage, +500 Precision, +500 Toughness). Additionally, there are now runes of the Ogre and of Torment.
Ascended armor and weapons are to become more affordable in PvP. Therefore, you can earn more Grandmaster tokens each season in the future. At the same time, the shard costs for purchasing ascended items will decrease.
How popular is Guild Wars 2? The online role-playing game from Arenanet has secured a place on the podium in our current survey, ahead of competitors like The Elder Scrolls Online and Dark Age of Camelot. If you would like to participate in the survey: Join our survey and vote for the best MMORPG of all time
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A large portion of MMORPG players prefers PvE, meaning fighting against computer-controlled opponents. But what are the best PvE MMORPGs? We at MeinMMO will reveal it to you.
What criteria was this list created based on? The focus of the list is on open worlds, story, and PvE instances. PvP can occur but without obligation. Ideally, the battles take place in separate arenas or on dedicated PvP servers.
Unsurprisingly, the top 5 consists primarily of big names. However, at the end, you will still find additional options that we can recommend.
Who created the list? Alex was for a long time the MMORPG expert at MeinMMO and has invested at least 50, sometimes up to 10,000 hours of playtime in each title mentioned here. The article will now be updated by his successor, Karsten Scholz, who has been editorially involved with the genre of online role-playing games almost daily for 15 years.
The last update was made on May 15, 2024.
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World of Warcraft – Strong Dungeons and Raids
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment | Platform: PC | Release Date: November 23, 2004 | Model: Pay2Play | Combat System: Tab-Targeting
What kind of game is this? World of Warcraft is the most famous MMORPG in the West and remains very popular nearly 20 years after its release. You create a character on the side of the Horde or the Alliance and choose from 13 different classes and a total of 25 races.
You select a character and follow an exciting story told through quests and beautiful cinematics. In the mid and endgame, you will encounter dungeons, raids, dangerous world bosses, and PvP battles.
The MMORPG features a comic graphic style that has been spruced up over the expansions, but it still feels somewhat dated. The combat system relies on the classic tab-targeting, which has become significantly more dynamic compared to vanilla times.
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Everything you need to know about the new WoW expansion “Dragonflight” in 3 minutes
Moreover, the MMORPG is convincing in other areas as well. The open world is diverse and offers many side and daily quests, the story is engaging, and with Dragonflight, dragon races were introduced as a new activity.
An additional special factor in WoW is the role-playing aspect. Here, you will find one of the largest communities for it, provided you join the right server.
What does WoW do poorly in PvE? Blizzard’s MMORPG does not do anything particularly bad, but it sometimes lacks the right incentives to play in the open world. Additionally, instances play a significant role in the lore, which not everyone appreciates.
Final Fantasy XIV and the entire game series holds great significance for many players, but it is precisely the role-playing series that is now causing more than just a stomach ache for developer Square Enix.
Why is Square Enix struggling? Square Enix had to announce in the last financial report that profits have fallen by about 70 %. Investors were not pleased with this report and promptly punished the company.
The stock fell by about 19%, and the company named the popular game series Final Fantasy as the reason for the poor numbers. According to Bloomberg, this is the largest drop in the developer’s stock in 13 years.
The high losses in profit and the falling stock price are sure to cause more than just a stomach ache for the developer. For the future, Square Enix already has a plan: in addition to layoffs in Europe and the USA, the company also wants to scrap unannounced games and attempt a restart.
Here you can see the launch trailer for Final Fantasy XVI:
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Final Fantasy XVI Launch Trailer
Final Fantasy is the reason for the poor numbers
Why Final Fantasy? Two Final Fantasy games have not lived up to expectations. Starting with Final Fantasy XVI, the latest main installment of the series. The game was released in June 2023 and initially met expectations. Square Enix even reported 3 million copies sold.
However, after the initial hype, the numbers quickly declined, and thus the business year target for the game was not achieved.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth also did not meet its targets. Even the hype around the game apparently did not meet an internal goal, and as a result, the sales figures for the game fell short of expectations.
Are other games to blame? Yes, the 4v4 shooter Foamstars also failed to attract enough attention. No sales figures were provided for the PS5 shooter, but the developers stated that the goals were not met.
What does the future hold for Final Fantasy? Square Enix remains confident regarding Final Fantasy. The company believes that Final Fantasy XVI can achieve its actual goal within 18 months.
The sales of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and the shooter Foamstars are also not extremely poor, even if they did not meet expectations.
It is notable that all titles were initially released exclusively for PlayStation 5, and the company’s new strategy targets all platforms. However, it is not known what the prospects are for new products in the series. The development of the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV is still ongoing: Final Fantasy XIV is getting a feature that the head wants you not to use
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Fans of “The Lord of the Rings” are expecting exciting times. Not only do we have several new movies and series on the way, but also games. The head of Embracer Freemode, the rights holder, shares his grand plans for the brand.
What about the Middle-earth license? Currently, there are some new projects set in the universe of “The Lord of the Rings”. The focus is especially on games, movies, and series.
The rights to the license are held by Embracer Freemode, owner of Middle-earth Enterprises. However, the company does not own the rights to the books, which remain with the heirs of the author J.R.R. Tolkien.
The head of Embracer Freemode, Lee Guinchard, spoke in an interview with venturebeat.com about his great ambitions and revealed that the upcoming MMORPG from Amazon will only be the beginning of a full-blown Tolkien offensive.
Here you can see the trailer for one of the upcoming games, Tales of the Shire:
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Tales of the Shire: The German gameplay trailer for the life simulation in the Shire
A multiplatform franchise is to be created
What does Lee Guinchard say? The CEO wants to emphasize what a big fan of “The Lord of the Rings” he is. Tolkien’s world means a lot to him, and it would be his endeavor to keep it alive for many years to come.
He wants to create a “multiplatform franchise” that explores Tolkien’s cosmos in depth through various media. These would include games like the upcoming MMORPG currently in development at Amazon.
Within the Embracer Group, there was no team that had experience with MMORPGs, which is why they engaged Amazon Studios, who are already active in this area with New World.
The MMORPG is being developed independently of the Amazon series “The Rings of Power,” of which Guinchard says he expected something different; overall, he liked the series.
However, there are other developers who, according to Guinchard, are interested in the Middle-earth license. These include studios like Crystal Dynamics (Tomb Raider), Eidos Montreal (Deus Ex), and Warhorse, who are currently working on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
Some smaller games like the cozy game Tales of the Shire are already on the way, but like the notorious Gollum game, they were commissioned before the acquisition by Embracer.
Overall, Guinchard comes across as ambitious but also says:
Not everything will work out. We know that. But we are really creating an ecosystem and an agile company that invites creators to create things in this world. That’s the plan.
What movies can we expect? In addition to the upcoming 2nd season of the Amazon series, we can also expect new movies in the “Lord of the Rings” universe. Just a few days ago, “The Hunt for Gollum” was announced, which is set before “The Fellowship of the Ring.” The film has already caused excitement upon announcement, because there is already a fan film with the same title.
Additionally, the animated film “The War of the Rohirrim” is set to hit theaters in December. Fans of the brand can look forward to some interesting projects. How the proposed interconnected universe across various media will work remains to be seen. MeinMMO author Benedict Grothaus is definitely looking forward to the Hobbit game Tales of the Shire – here you can read why.
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