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I am already preparing for an important event in Pokémon GO, and you must do so too

Team Rocket returns with a powerful legendary Shadow monster and new Shiny in Pokémon GO

The reigning champion explains which Pokémon are completely overrated and which are underestimated.

Trainers hope for a Rediscover event

Could there still be spawns? A spark of hope for event spawns still seems to exist, as Niantic announced a special Kanto milestone as part of their big update announcement for April 22.

The developers have planned several innovations regarding graphics, biomes, and the AR mode in the coming days. One of these points is that Kanto is to be rediscovered. Ever since the announcement of these innovations, trainers have been wondering if this could potentially signify another Kanto event.

Although nothing concrete has been confirmed by the developers yet, some trainers are now hoping for corresponding spawns related to the collector challenge. You can read the following on Reddit:

Mettbr0etchen: Probably because of the “Rediscover Kanto” spawns and the new way spawns are supposed to work in general (special biomes). Let’s see if it works. This event definitely looks meager at the moment.

repo_sado: For some reason, this and the Kanto event are taking place at the same time, meaning the Kanto event will have the spawns while this event has the research and eggs.

Chugoldenboy: I can imagine that there are no spawns because the Kanto Pokémon biomes will be released on that day.

Whether there will actually be special Kanto spawns remains to be seen. As soon as there is new information, we will keep you updated here on MeinMMO.

You can see the first images of the big update in the video:

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Pokémon GO: It’s time to #RediscoverGO!

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How do you like the content of the Environmental Week? Did you also hope for new Pokémon? Or do you also suspect that there will be more Kanto spawns to come? Feel free to let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers about this.

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Veterans of WoW and Everquest create a new MMO, already getting millions

Karsten Scholz 17. April 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

Under the studio name Avalon, several industry veterans have come together to implement a visionary MMO. The information available so far sounds (to certain ears) so promising that investors have already invested 23 million US dollars in the project.

What kind of project is it? According to the developers of Avalon, the eponymous MMO is supposed to offer an immersive gaming experience in Unreal Engine 5, with the following features to excite players:

Avalon will consist of two parts. Through Avalon Core, you will access the contents designed by the developers, which include traditional MMO challenges like quests.
The second area focuses on user-generated content. Players will have the opportunity to create their own content through a powerful AI tool.
Through the content from players as well as developers, a sustainable metaverse is expected to emerge over time that captivates players for long periods – similar to how Roblox or Fortnite Creative do it.
Possible theme worlds for the content so far are High Fantasy and Cyberpunk. More themes are expected to follow.
The MMO is based on Web3 and AI-powered avatar NFTs.

The early access to Avalon is expected to occur for PC and cloud streaming services sometime in 2024.

A first teaser trailer showcases the current themes of Avalon:

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AVALON Teaser Trailer

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Metaverse, AI, and Web3 – is there money for that? Yes, the marketing buzzwords that are unpopular with many players open the wallets of investors. According to Venturebeat, the studio was recently able to raise ten million US dollars during a funding round.

In addition, there are investments totaling 13 million US dollars, which Avalon had previously secured (via Massivelyop). Currently, 20 developers from the studio and nearly 30 external contractors are working on the metaverse MMO.

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Who is behind Avalon? The studio may seem new and relatively small at first glance, but the experience of the employees is impressive. “Lore Master” Jeff Butler might be known to you from his work on Everquest. CEO Sean Pinnock previously worked at Electronic Arts and Microsoft.

The two veterans are joined by developers who have worked on franchises like World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, Diablo, God of War, Elden Ring, and Assassin’s Creed. So the team possesses a lot of expertise. The question is whether a good MMO can ultimately emerge from this. What do you think?

Interestingly, another MMORPG is also based on everything that players do not want – and is already extremely successful

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Zack Snyder is excited about the freedoms that Netflix allows him for the more brutal version of his sci-fi epic

Marie Friske 17. April 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

In an interview, director Zack Snyder spoke enthusiastically about collaborating with Netflix for his sci-fi epic Rebel Moon and praised how much he could incorporate in the Director’s Cuts of the films.

In an exclusive interview with ScreenRant, Zack Snyder discussed the upcoming Director’s Cuts of Rebel Moon Part 1 and 2, his big sci-fi films on Netflix.

Here you can see a trailer for the first part, for which a Director’s Cut will soon be released:

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Rebel Moon – Teil 1: Kind des Feuers | Offizieller Trailer von Netflix

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“Is really a dream come true for every filmmaker”

What kind of cut is that? Even before the release of Rebel Moon – Part 1: Child of Fire, the director announced that there would be two versions of his films.

One is the “normal” version, which has a runtime of about 2 hours and 16 minutes and is rated for ages 12 and up.
In addition, there will also be the Director’s Cut. This version is expected to be not only more brutal but also have a significantly longer runtime.

As Zack Snyder enthusiastically shared in the interview, he was given free rein by Netflix for the implementation of the more brutal versions of his films, which led him to rate the collaboration with the streaming service very positively:

To be honest, the deal I made with Netflix was probably the most rewarding part. They are incredible partners, and they are able to finalize the cuts exactly according to my vision.

The runtime is not an issue. The age rating is not an issue. All the things I was able to do with the Director’s Cuts, that is really a dream come true for every filmmaker, having complete creative control is a cool thing.
Zack Snyder, Source: Screenrant

Moreover, the director has already announced the timeframe in which we will likely see the R-Rated versions of Child of Fire and The Scar Maker:

“[…] So that is what I am most proud of, that you will be expecting this ridiculous, crazy fun in August, which will be the best of both worlds for some people.”

You can read more about Rebel Moon here with our colleagues at Moviepilot: Trailer for Rebel Moon 2: Zack Snyder just won’t answer the most important question about his Netflix epic

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When will Part 2 of Rebel Moon be released? Not only the Director’s Cuts of Rebel Moon will be released this summer.

Because this week, on April 19, 2024, the story will continue with Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scar Maker on Netflix.

More about Zack Snyder’s sci-fi epic on MeinMMO: Rebel Moon Review without Spoilers: Not a “Star Wars” killer, but definitely a nice sci-fi epic for Netflix

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Baldur’s Gate 4 is to be developed, but there is a big problem

Cortyn 17. April 2024 Reading time 3 minutes

The next part of Baldur’s Gate is to be developed after the success of Baldur’s Gate 3. The rights holder, Hasbro, is looking for a partner to develop a game like Baldur’s Gate 4 – but the search is quite difficult.

Few games have made as much of an impact in the past year as Baldur’s Gate 3 from Larian. However, the hunger of Dungeons & Dragons fans is insatiable. Many had hoped that Larian would be tempted to create a DLC or perhaps even develop the next part of the series, a Baldur’s Gate 4. But Larian is leaving Baldur’s Gate behind and focusing on other projects.

This raises the question of whether there will ever be a Baldur’s Gate 4 at all. “Yes,” is the answer to that. At least if it is up to Hasbro, the owners of Wizards of the Coast and thus also of Baldur’s Gate.

However, the search for a developer could prove to be difficult.

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A new Baldur’s Gate is coming – and it shouldn’t take 25 years

Who should develop Baldur’s Gate 4? That is the question that Hasbro is currently asking itself. Even though the owner of D&D and therefore Baldur’s Gate would love to work on a realization, finding a developer is proving to be difficult. After all, one must meet high expectations, which have only grown due to the worldwide success of Baldur’s Gate 3. PCGamer spoke about this with Eugene Evans, the Senior Vice President of Digital Strategy and Licensing at Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast, who stated:

We are currently talking to many partners and being approached by many partners who want to take on this challenge to figure out what the future of the “Baldur’s Gate” franchise looks like. We hope it won’t take 25 years, as it did between Baldur’s Gate 2 and 3, until we have an answer.

However, they do not want to exploit the current “hype” and produce a successor as quickly as possible:

We will take our time to find the right partner, the right approach, and the right product that could be the future of Baldur’s Gate. We take this very, very seriously, and we do this with all our decisions regarding our portfolio.

What will happen to the heroes from Baldur’s Gate 3? Many are also wondering how the story of the companions and characters from Baldur’s Gate 3 could continue. Whether it is Gale, Karlach, or “The Dark Desire,” the characters are popular – and now a fixed part of the canon, i.e. the official story, of D&D:

Larian has created a very popular group of characters that have been celebrated and awarded in many instances, such as the voice actors and the talents behind them [at the BAFTA Awards]. They are now part of the D&D canon. […] I believe it is too early to discuss specific details, and I think the much larger question is how we approach Baldur’s Gate in the future. But I would love for all these characters, also for the sake of the fans, to potentially appear in other products.

Fans have many concerns: That Larian, with the end of development of Baldur’s Gate 3, has completely handed over popular characters like Shadowheart, Astarion, or Gale to Wizards of the Coast – after all, they own Dungeons & Dragons and thus the IP Baldur’s Gate – is causing concern among many fans.

They fear that the characters will now be treated unfairly and perhaps not with the same love and care that Larian provided. To this, Evans says:

Oh, we have no doubt about it, our community is very passionate and will let us know immediately if we have done something they don’t like. And that is part of why we love them so much. The bar is set very high, and it is our job to exceed it.

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Will there be more D&D games soon? There is a small glimmer of hope for D&D fans, as they plan to release several games from the D&D universe over the next few years.

[…] We have invested in new D&D game developments ourselves. These games will be released over the next 5 years and will span all genres and platforms. And I believe there is room within the D&D universe for many different interpretations of what D&D is, as long as we remain true to the things people love about D&D. And we are determined to implement exactly that.

So Hasbro is indeed looking for a team that can develop “Baldur’s Gate 4”. However, the fact that Larian has created such a hit with the third part will likely make the search for a perfect partner quite challenging.

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What Hearthstone has done now is just embarrassing

Cortyn 17. April 2024 Reading time 4 minutes

Anyone who looks into Hearthstone might rub their eyes in disbelief. For Blizzard’s card game has never had so many errors – but only in the German version.

Several months ago, I wrote a column about the translations in Hearthstone. I was outraged that the developers were making more and more mistakes while translating the cards. My theory back then was: No human is doing this translation; it’s all done by “Google Translate” or some AI.

Now, several months later, I don’t even believe that anymore. Whoever or whatever is responsible for the translation has no clue about the game or its terminology.

In the meantime, keywords are being used completely incorrectly, in different variations, and even if a sentence is grammatically correct, you still have to check if the words are accurate.

I brought a series of examples. And these are just the ones that caught my eye last night.

The first example is the “Wandelnder Berg” (“Wandering Mountain”). A large elemental that supposedly has “Charge” and “Mega Wind Fury” and “Overload: 2”.

Charge is incorrect. The card has “Eager”. A very sensitive difference.
“Wind Fury” is a funny translation somewhere, but it really has little to do with a bride.
“Overload” does not exist – that means “Overcharging”.

As a second example, we take the “Minecart Cruiser”. An elemental that, according to the card text, has “Charge”, comes with “Overload: 2” and says as a Battlecry: “If you’ve played one last round elemental, don’t get overloaded.”

Nothing about the text of this card is correct. Nothing at all.

Charge is incorrect. The card has “Eager” and not Charge. Those are two very different things.
Overload does not exist. It is Overcharging.
Aside from the grammar of the sentence, the Battlecry does not ensure that you are not “overloaded”, but that you do not get “overcharged”.

Let’s take another spell, the “Sunset Valley”. Apparently, when they came up with the name for the card, they thought: “Oh, let’s not even try.” Odd, because the original card is called “Sunset Volley” – so they even slightly altered it. It just doesn’t make sense.

The description then really takes the cake:

“Wound 10 random enemies. Requires a random 10-cost minion.”

Absolutely nothing about this is correct. One does not “wound “10 random enemies.” One causes 10 damage that is distributed among random enemies. It’s not even possible to have 10 enemies at the same time in Hearthstone.

And what on earth does “Requires a random 10-cost minion” mean? Who am I requiring it from? From the opponent? From Blizzard? From my old English teachers, who are now rotating in their graves or beds?

In reality, the card summons a random minion that costs 10 mana.

But don’t worry, it gets even better. Much better. How about a little riddle? The “Thirsty Desperado” says as a Battlecry:

“If you have rolled a spell while holding this, let your hero attack +3 this round.”

Yes, have fun deciphering that. I’m going to “roll my spells”, of course “while holding this”, so my hero can then attack “+3” this round. Logical.

Another riddle? Here, how about the “Ogre-Gang Rider”. It now has the easily understandable and content-perfect text:

“Charge 50% chance to give your hero +3 this round to attack instead of attacking.”

Of course, it does not have Charge, but Eager. As in all previous cases as well. But the rest is also complete nonsense, which only needlessly kills brain cells if you think about it for too long.

Just to make it clear: These are not exceptions. About 50% of the cards from the last expansion “Showdown in the Wasteland” are affected by these errors. It’s mostly complete gibberish.

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But Blizzard has gained experience with embarrassing translations by now.

Hearthstone was a game I really, really enjoyed playing a few years ago because of its charm and attention to detail. Blizzard games have always been known for their fantastic localization. But now I no longer have the impression that any resources are being used for that.

If cards not only have small content errors but are wrong in several places, then no one can tell me that this is not avoidable. These are not small lapses in judgment.

It’s just embarrassing.

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Game Pass: The next highlight in the subscription is a game where you prohibit births to save electricity

Niko Hernes 17. April 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

With Frostpunk 2, the sequel to the acclaimed building game will be released in July this year. Even the first part tortured players with tough decisions that were crucial for the survival of their people. You can play the game directly in Game Pass at release.

What is Frostpunk 2? The game is the sequel to the building game from 2018 by Polish developer 11 Bit Studios.

You must build a city in an apocalyptic world and ensure survival
The world is engulfed in an ice age-like cold and warmth is the most important resource
You are the ruler of the city and responsible for all processes within the city

Frostpunk 2 promises again hard decisions for players, pushing them to their moral limits, because the city must ultimately survive.

You can find a trailer for the game here:

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Every decision has consequences

Unlike other building games, the direction you want to take is not always so easy to execute. If you want to be a kinder and more empathetic ruler, you will face difficult decisions. Because the suffering of your citizens can ultimately secure the survival of the city.

The Polish studio has already shown with This War of Mine that they focus heavily on moral decisions that are relevant to survival. The game even made it into our survival top list.

The moral questions in Frostpunk are the main appeal of the game. A population that constantly pleads and lives in torment creates a unique stress in the genre. You yourself must go to the limits of humanity to do the best for your city. Even if it means having to become a dictator. For example, you can prohibit births to save resources like electricity.

However, every one of your decisions can also lead to unforeseen consequences. Because even if you only want the best for your people, the populace can revolt and plunge the city into anarchy. The big highlight is always the question of how far one would go.

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When will Frostpunk 2 be released? Frostpunk 2 will be released on July 25, 2024, for Steam, Xbox Series, and PS5. Subscribers to Game Pass can also play the game in the subscription from the release. Anyone who wants to catch up on the first part beforehand can also do so in Game Pass. MeinMMO author Benedict Grothaus was able to play the game already and has collected his impressions: Anyone who wants to struggle with hard decisions should definitely play Frostpunk 2

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Dragon Ball: Why can C18 have children even though she is artificial?

Jasmin Beverungen 17. April 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

The sibling pair C17 and C18 consists of artificial humans. Initially, they are enemies of Son Goku and the Z-Team, but over the course of the anime of Dragon Ball Z, C18 develops feelings for Krillin. She becomes his wife and has a daughter named Marron with him. But how is that actually possible?

What is C18 actually? In the Japanese original, C18 means ‘Artificial Human Number 18’. In the English and Spanish versions, she was named Android 18, while in the German translation, she is C18. The ‘C’ stands for Cyborg.

However, there are significant differences between cyborgs and androids:

Cyborgs are humans with artificial body parts. You know them, for example, from Cyberpunk 2077, where humans have artificial implants. There are also examples from the real world, for example in the field of prosthetics.
Androids, on the other hand, are humanoid robotic beings that imitate the appearance and behavior of humans. The human body is merely replicated; they have a different body composition and structure than humans.

Thus, the term ‘Artificial Human’ could refer to both beings, as it encompasses androids, cyborgs, and similar hybrid beings. The English and Spanish versions have chosen a different translation than here in Germany. However, they have made a significant mistake in doing so.

C18 will be part of Dragon Ball Daima, which is set to launch in Fall 2024:

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In Dragon Ball DAIMA, Son Goku and his friends shrink

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C18 can have children due to her nature

Why can C18 have children? In fact, the German translation is the correct designation. C18 is not an android but a cyborg. Therefore, her body is of human nature; only some body parts have been replaced with artificial components.

Thus, she still has her reproductive organs, allowing her to have children. Dr. Gero probably did not tamper with her pelvic area. As a result, she was able to give birth to her daughter Marron.

Due to her human nature, C18 can become stronger through training. She ages like all other humans, although much slower than her peers. She also does not necessarily need to eat and drink, as she has a special energy core.

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What is C18 doing today? Although she has started a family with Krillin, she is still a valuable member of the Z-Team. For example, she participated in the Tournament of Power, representing the 7th Universe alongside Son Goku, Vegeta, and Co. C18 was able to defeat several opponents.

After the tournament, she helped fight against Moro’s minions and later against Cell Max. She appears in several films, such as Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, and is likely to have some appearances in the upcoming time.

Her husband Krillin is unfortunately not exactly the strongest human fighter. Behind him lies a completely different character who has not appeared in the manga anymore: The strongest human in Dragon Ball seems to have simply been forgotten

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A frustrated technician dismantles his company’s server, but everyone blames Microsoft and he faces no punishment

Benedikt Schlotmann 17. April 2024 Reading time 3 minutes

A frustrated and overworked employee of a company dismantles the server of his company. While he skillfully gets away with it, in the end, everyone at Microsoft sees him as the culprit for the problems.

The employee reports that he was responsible for the IT system and the computers in his company. This is reported by the online magazine The Register, which interviewed the employee. Since his company showed little interest in the computers, the computers of his company were hopelessly outdated and neglected. For this reason, he and a colleague began to gradually clean up and revitalize all systems with software that could clean up all the old computers of the company.

To do this, they used an unspecified software that could “clean up the registry of a Windows PC and remove a lot of junk from caches and similar things.”

However, the problems did not stop there. Because not only the computers but also the main production server was prone to errors. The server was old and no one had taken care of the IT infrastructure for years. And now he was supposed to modernize the server. But that went pretty wrong.

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Employee uses wrong software to upgrade the server

The employee himself explained that the whole situation was quite chaotic. He was overworked, tired, and exhausted and now had to deal with such a large project. In hindsight, that was not a good idea.

Because he “in a moment of madness” used the same program for the server that he had previously used for the normal computers. And that was the big mistake. He himself explained that his mistake was not surprising:

I was also at the end after working for months of mindless overtime to replace dying systems, deal with uncooperative users and grumpy managers, and handle the work of about five people.

What happened then? A short time later, the calls began. The websites were no longer functioning, and file sharing on the server also failed. The employee himself logged into the server and had to realize that “all file mappings and file types had disappeared and even the elements of the user interface were disappearing before our eyes.”

What was the problem? The software he used for the Windows PCs was intended for offline systems. But the employee used the software to update a live server. And that was bound to go wrong. Because the software simply wasn’t meant for that.

External company to handle the problem, blame placed on Microsoft

How did the matter end? They sought the support of an external company that deals with the maintenance and monitoring of such tasks. And the company stated: they had never seen anything like it. The entire server registry had disappeared, and they wanted to know if anyone had done anything that could have devastated the server.

The employee stated that he took a deep breath and then answered “no.” This relieved him and he went home while the service provider spent the whole night recovering the server and cursing the name Microsoft. However, the culprit was found elsewhere:

In the end, IT management was blamed.
IT blamed the finance department for not providing enough money for proper hardware.
And everyone blamed Microsoft, as their software was installed on the server.

No one thought about the employee who had used the wrong software anymore.

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One of the worst movies with Nicolas Cage is available for free on Amazon

Schuhmann 17. April 2024 Reading time 4 minutes

On Amazon, you can currently watch “Left Behind” for free on Freeve, an apocalyptic thriller starring Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage with a strong Christian undertone. Statistically, it’s one of the worst films in the actor’s exciting repertoire.

What is “Left Behind“ about? “Left Behind” deals with the biblical “Rapture”.

Believing Christians and children disappear because they are taken up to heaven: Their bodies vanish, leaving only their clothes and personal belongings behind. This occurs suddenly, in an instant, without any announcement or significant circumstances.

In “Left Behind”, we experience how the captain of a plane, who is currently flying a machine to London, deals with the Rapture and the ensuing panic on board. Simultaneously, the story of his daughter is told.

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German trailer for Left Behind with Nicolas Cage

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This is how the film begins: The pilot Rayford Steele (Cage) is about to have an affair with a young and attractive flight attendant, as his wife has become religiously fervent and sees the impending apocalypse in earthquakes.

In a conversation with his daughter, Steele beats around the bush as to why he is not home as often, but denies all suspicions. He claims he knows so many flight attendants that he can’t remember their names, and he never wears his wedding ring while flying.

The main plot of the film kicks in when suddenly all children and some other passengers on the plane disappear. This causes panic among the passengers:

A passenger believes that aliens have attacked or that the plane has flown through a wormhole.
A worried mother pulls out a gun. She believes that all the passengers are just deceiving her and that her ex-husband wants to kidnap their daughter, having paid everyone present to put on this absurd show.

From the perspective of the pilot’s daughter, we see the impact of the Rapture in a big city: planes crash, buses smash into buildings without drivers. People scream, search for their children, there are looting, murders, and the city descends into chaos.

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How badly does Nicolas Cage act? “Left Behind” was made in 2014. This was the time when Nicolas Cage’s career was on the decline. In 2010 he still starred in relatively big films like “Kick-Ass” and in 2011 in “Ghost Rider”.

The period from 2012 to 2017 is considered the “dark time” in Cage’s career, until things started to turn around again in 2018.

Cage was nominated for a Golden Raspberry for his performance in “Left Behind” as the worst actor, but did not win.

In contrast to other films where Cage goes overboard, in “Left Behind” he actually has only one emotional state: guilty. Throughout the film, Cage plays subdued, dejected, and sad.

Even the scenes where he should be shining, when he flirts with the attractive flight attendant, feel tame, likely due to the film’s Christian undertone. It wouldn’t be right for someone to have fun while sinning. The pilot’s emotional state changes only marginally throughout the film. By the end, guilt is complemented by some remorse.

It’s somewhat disappointing: with a poor acting performance from Cage, one usually thinks he is “over-acting”, exaggerating (via youtube). In “Left Behind”, he underplays, becoming the reasonable calm center who constantly reminds everyone not to panic, appearing as though he is sedated.

In a review, critic Richard Roeper described the performances in the film as “so wooden that you could build a basketball court out of them.”

Left Behind is, according to IMDB, the second worst film by Nicolas Cage

How bad is the film? On IMDB, “Left Behind” has a rating of 3.1 as the second worst film by Nicolas Cage. Only “Jiu Jitsu” from 2020 was worse. Even the legendary weak Wicker Man (“The Bees! The Bees!”) has a significantly better rating.

The film is criticized for its terrible script, among other things. A film critic described it as “profoundly dumb.” Even Christian critics stated that the film is ignorant garbage.

Apparently, the filmmakers primarily aimed to convey a Christian message: but it is not about being a good person, rather about adhering to the Bible and believing without doubt.

It can be rather upsetting that in “Left Behind” even those characters who behave perfectly in the film do not get raptured because they harbor doubts about God. Even devout individuals who act impeccably are not raptured because they do not believe in the Christian God, but in Allah.

Where can you watch it? “Left Behind” is available on Amazon Freeve, free with ads.

Rapture has been implemented much better before

What are alternatives to “Left Behind”? The “Rapture” is a motif that is repeatedly dealt with in American cinema. The series “The Leftovers” is considered great. Even the rather absurd meta-Hollywood comedy “This is the end” is much more recommendable than “Left Behind” with everyone’s favorite star Nicolas Cage.

If you are looking for a strong “Nicolas Cage” film and have already seen the classics like Face Off and Con Air, we recommend “Massive Talent” from MeinMMO:

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WoW: If you don’t like Plunderstorm, it goes twice as fast starting today

Cortyn 17. April 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

Anyone who was previously reluctant about Plunderstorm in World of Warcraft should dive in now. Blizzard has doubled the rewards.

While many WoW fans are already eagerly eyeing Cataclysm Classic or WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria, many are still busy in the experimental mode “Plunderstorm”. For another two weeks, the mode is active and lures with a plethora of pirate rewards – from mounts to transmog sets and cute companions.

Now Blizzard has activated a buff to make the controversial mode even more attractive.

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WoW: Plunderstorm – this is how the battle royale mode works

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What is the problem with Plunderstorm? Although Plunderstorm is an experimental game mode of World of Warcraft, it polarizes strongly. While some celebrate the mode and can’t get enough of the battle royale action in Arathi Highlands, others find the mode unbearable and “slog through” to earn rewards.

If you’re not having fun in Plunderstorm, that could mean 20–30 hours of gameplay where you’re not enjoying yourself, yet forcing yourself to earn the rewards. This not only dampens your own mood but also that of your teammates.

What has Blizzard changed? With today’s maintenance (April 17, 2024), Plunderstorm has been revised once again. From now on, the buff “Loot Wave” is active, which doubles your earned reputation (or glory). If you end a match with 2,500 loot, that gives you a hefty 5,000 glory points, which means a whole 2 glory levels.

The bonus will remain active until the end of the event on May 1st. So this is the perfect time to jump in and collect missing rewards.

More rewarding and easier than now, the event probably won’t get.

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Some love Plunderstorm passionately: One player has won 321 matches.

Reactions are subdued: The reactions to this announcement are largely negative, which is also due to the fact that the mode is already under criticism from loud voices. In summary, the changes are criticized for:

That previous playtime is “devalued” if one has already earned everything.
Even a doubling is still not enough to make it enjoyable.
The reputation increase would be an admission of failure of the mode.

However, there are also voices that are happy about the change and will take another look. The necessary grind has been halved with this change.

Will you check back into the Plunderstorm mode during the Loot Wave? Or have you already earned everything?

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Steam: Shooter surprisingly rises to 19,000 players, brings new update, is 98% positive

Dariusz Müller 17. April 2024 Reading time 3 minutes

A 3.5-year-old shooter suddenly has thousands of players on Steam, but how did these high player numbers come about? We will show you what’s behind it.

Which game is it about? Ultrakill is a retro shooter or “boomer shooter” on Steam that launched in Early Access in September 2020 and was developed by solo developer Arsi “Hakita” Patala. As part of the “Festival of First-Person Shooters” on Steam, the game managed to massively increase its player numbers.

In March, Ultrakill had an average of only 2,125 players on Steam, and the shooter reached a peak of just 3,892 concurrent users. On the night of April 16, player numbers then surged to as high as 19,550 players (via SteamCharts).

What is the game about? In Ultrakill, you play as brutal machines powered by blood. However, as humans are dying out on the surface of the Earth, you are running out of blood too. To keep fueling yourself with the red energy, you descend into Hell and hunt demons there – to harvest their blood.

Since Ultrakill is a so-called retro shooter, you shouldn’t expect beautiful graphics and modern effects. The game is openly inspired by titles like Quake and Doom. Additionally, Devil May Cry was a model.

Ultrakill is ultra brutal and ultra fast

What distinguishes Ultrakill? The retro graphics are a special feature of the shooter, but Ultrakill primarily stands out due to its extremely fast and brutal gameplay.

Every time you take down an enemy, you unleash a massive fountain of blood that fills your tank. That’s why you have different weapons and movement abilities at your disposal, allowing you to get as close as possible to your opponents.

It’s not just part of the lore that the machines you control need blood to fill their tanks. You actively have to collect the blood of your slain enemies to regenerate your health bar.

Here you can see the launch trailer of Ultrakill:

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Ultrakill presents itself in the Early Access trailer

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Why is Ultrakill suddenly so popular? On the one hand, the Festival of First-Person Shooters is currently running on Steam, during which Ultrakill is reduced by 25% and is priced at only 18.37 euros until April 22. Normally, Ultrakill costs 24.50 euros. There are also various bundles featuring the shooter on offer, for example with Trepang² and Turbo Overkill.

On the other hand, a new update for the bloody shooter was released on April 15, shortly before the player boom, adding new weapons and completing the players’ arsenal.

The previous and still unsurpassed peak of Ultrakill’s player numbers dates back to December 2023. That month saw a major update for the shooter.

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Fans of fast shooters love Ultrakill

How is Ultrakill received by players? Extremely well. The shooter has a strong 98% positive rating from a total of 95,435 reviews on Steam (as of April 16, 2024) – however, many reviews may not provide helpful information if you are looking for precise details about the gameplay.

Overall, the gameplay of Ultrakill is praised. It’s simple, the game is not pretty, and there are definitely bugs, yet fans of fast shooters can fully enjoy it:

Redvilder via Steam: “Ultrakill is one of those magical games that have 0 flaws – every single mechanic and design is crafted to complement each other or subvert traditional/contemporary design philosophies. […] The interweaving of the mechanics creates a beautiful killer ballet and leaves a broad smile on your face […]”

NotAbsolutlySure via Steam: “This is probably my favorite FPS of all time, and possibly the best FPS on the market. […] Ultimately, Ultrakill is a game that plays unlike anything else I can think of. It’s kind of like a lot of games, but nothing is really like Ultrakill. I recommend this game to anyone interested in engaging FPS mechanics and VERY well-made boss fights […]”

Fearnugget via Steam: “If you can play this game as intended, I believe there is no better game on the market.”

Acencial via Steam: “Definitely one of the best FPS out there right now. My personal favorite. Drawing inspiration from legendary games like DMC [Note from editor: Devil May Cry] and Quake is a big deal, and I thought there was absolutely no way a solo developer could deliver that. The game somehow manages to pull it off very skillfully. […] As someone who has played Quake for thousands of hours and DMC 3 and 4 for 13 years, I can only say: Thank you for this great game.”

Overall, Ultrakill is really well-received by fans of fast shooters and could appeal to you if you enjoy games like Quake and Doom.

However, if Ultrakill feels too wild for you and you prefer realistic shooters, there is currently a demo available on Steam that you should definitely check out:

Road to Vostok promises a realistic survival struggle for shooter fans on Steam

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“She is still using the starter weapon” – Fallout fans speculate what level Lucy has at the end of the series

Christoph Waldboth 17. April 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

The protagonist of the Fallout-series experiences several adventures in the eight episodes. But which level from the games does she correspond to in the end? Fans are making their theories – and Bethesda comments on the character’s stats.

Attention Spoilers: Those who haven’t seen the Fallout series yet should be warned. There are mild spoilers regarding the character Lucy.

What are the fans speculating about? The viewers of Amazon’s Fallout series have grown fond of the protagonist Lucy and are now wondering what level the character actually has.

It is assumed that, just like in the game, she collects experience points, levels up, and thereby improves her stats. Currently, you can do this for free, including in the MMO Fallout 76.

However, such leveling up is not mentioned in the series. Therefore, fans have no choice but to closely examine what Lucy experiences in the eight episodes and what she might receive experience points for.

Bethesda itself has since provided some assistance. The studio published Lucy’s official stats.

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The official trailer for the Fallout series on Amazon in German

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Here are Lucy’s stats

What do the character stats look like? Bethesda has published the stats of the Fallout Shelter version of Lucy in the Wiki . According to this, she is skilled as follows:

Strength: 4
Perception: 7
Endurance: 6
Charisma: 5
Intelligence: 6
Agility: 5
Luck: 7

Based on these values, it is clear: Lucy is anything but a fighter. This is also evident in the series. It takes a while for the peace-loving Vault dweller to realize that the Wasteland makes no prisoners.

She first has to overcome her reluctance to inflict violence on anyone. Instead, she prefers to use diplomacy and talk to people. However, her charisma could also be a bit higher, as her naive demeanor often seems strange to the hardened residents of the outside world.

You can find all the information about the series on MeinMMO.

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Fans are crafting theories about Lucy’s level

What do the fans think? On X many fans share their theories about what level Lucy might have now. They are closely examining how much and exactly what she has experienced.

Some fans suspect a level between 12 and 17. However, they are in the minority. Most estimate Lucy lower, even more in the range of starting levels.

“If she started at level 5, she is now at level 7 or 8,” says ToddPowered.
Koda agrees and justifies it by saying: “She hasn’t done enough side quests and has only focused on the main quest.”
“No more than level 3. She hasn’t cracked any locks or computers and has only used a pistol and a knife,” argues user E-dizzl79.
And Raven also writes: “She has still been using the starting weapon (10mm pistol) at the end of the first season, and has only killed one ghoul. She’s at most level 5.”
Perhaps Lucy has also used cheats, thinks vetgamerboceifus jokingly, and suspects she is at level 60.

Some estimate the ghoul in contrast to be much more experienced and suspect that he has already reached the maximum level. After all, he has been in the Wasteland for a bit longer and seems to have the appropriate reaction for every situation.

Perhaps we will learn more in season 2. Although it is not yet confirmed, the end of the first season leaves much open and already provides a glimpse of what we might expect in the continuation. On MeinMMO, you can find your own review of the series: The Fallout series does many things right – In one aspect, it is even better than the games.

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Reacher star compares his role to James Bond – but criticizes the British agent in two aspects

Marie Friske 17. April 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

In an interview, Alan Ritchson compared his lead role in Reacher to James Bond, but he also mentioned two points that bother him about the films featuring the well-known agent.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly on April 13, 2024, actor Alan Ritchson spoke about his role in the popular Amazon series Reacher and his upcoming project The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.

He also talked about the well-known James Bond films.

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German trailer for season 2 of Reacher

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“I’ve never had so much fun playing a character”

“It’s funny, I feel like Reacher is the American James Bond,” the actor said in the interview.

He went on to say how much fun he had playing the action hero in the Amazon series – especially since he is a big fan of the genre:

“And I’ve never had so much fun playing a character. I love these oversized, over-the-top action thrillers and spy films and heists that are clever and ahead of the audience.”
Alan Ritchson, Source: ew.com

Although he also likes the James Bond films, there are still two aspects that he dislikes in the stories surrounding the British agent. Alan Ritchson said:

“That’s really great, but I feel that Bond is personally to me – people are going to hate me for saying this – I love Bond, but I feel like it’s all just a bit misogynistic and predictable.”

What he particularly appreciates about the British agent is how he always thinks strategically ahead and saves the world using his intelligence. However, in one aspect, Reacher is, in his opinion, a bit more elegant:

“Reacher is for me like the American Bond, and I think it’s a cool way of approaching things that is a little less intentionally cool. It’s not about how clever he is.[…]”

Daniel Craig, a Bond actor, has also criticized the well-known film character for the way he interacts with women as misogynistic. You can read more about it here at our colleagues from Filmstarts: Despite alleged Sony gag order: Daniel Craig continues to criticize Bond and calls him “a misogynist”

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The actor had a rather late career breakthrough at the age of 39. In another interview, he talked about how he managed to build so much muscle mass and prepare his body for his role in Reacher without completely ruining himself.

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Destiny 2 was dying, has over 120,000 players on Steam due to a free event

Christos Tsogos 17. April 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

A long summer break with dwindling player numbers: This is what Destiny 2 is currently struggling with until the new DLC “The Final Shape” is released. It’s good that Bungie had an ace up their sleeve and brought many players back to the servers with the free event “Into the Light.”

What did the servers of Destiny 2 look like? Generally speaking, relatively empty. Who doesn’t remember the crowded towers of Destiny 2 where minutes-long loading screens meant you spawned in the tower with up to 20 other guardians? Well, those times are over. Anyone loading into the tower finds an empty social space full of NPCs, and matchmaking wait times are longer than usual as well.

Looking back at the last weeks and months when guardians logged in via Steam, it was clear many players were wandering elsewhere and had no interest in the same activities from Season 23.

However, with the release of “Into the Light,” the number of players changed rapidly, and the loot shooter enjoys a larger audience of guardians.

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120,000 players on Steam after months of drought

What caused the increase in players? Bungie announced a delay for “The Final Shape”. The DLC was originally set to release in February 2024 but was pushed to June of the same year. The delay was spontaneous, and Bungie had to develop new content so players would have a reason to log in during the big content drought.

For this reason, the free update “Into the Light” was created. The update was supposed to bring a horde mode, 12 iconic weapons, two exotic missions from the past, a raid mode, as well as three new PvP maps. A big package that could attract many guardians, as the release of the update shot player counts on Steam up to 120,000 players at peak.

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What do the player numbers look like now on Steam? Comparing the player counts from the last months on steamcharts.com, one can see in the graph that player numbers have averaged between 30,000 and 40,000 players. However, since the release of the update, player numbers briefly shot up to 123,508.

After that, depending on playtimes, numbers follow from 60,000 to 90,000 players at peak. One might think that Bungie has briefly brought its players back. It remains to be seen whether the gatekeeping of content can keep players on the servers longer or if they will gradually leave for other titles.

Did Bungie do a good job with “Into the Light” or are you dissatisfied with the free update? Let us know in the comments!

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Pokémon GO: Trainer explains how you can beat Mega Scizor solo

Paul Kutzner 17. April 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

You haven’t been able to collect Mega Scizor in Pokémon GO yet? A trainer explains how you can achieve this solo.

Since the weekend, you can obtain Mega Scizor in Pokémon GO. The attacker with the Bug and Fighting types is a very strong Pokémon that performs well as both a Bug and as a Fighting attacker.

If you missed the raid day on Saturday, you may now have trouble finding teammates for the Mega Scizor raids. These are still active until Thursday, April 25, at 10:00 AM. To help you catch the Pokémon, here are some tips from the community.

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Pokémon GO: This is what the new season ‘World full of Wonders’ looks like in the trailer

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How to take down Mega Scizor solo

What did the trainer do? A trainer on Reddit described how he recently completed 2 Mega Scizor raids solo. However, in addition to some items for reviving and healing, you primarily need a Mega Rayquaza with the charge attack Dragon Ascent. He states:

Dragon Ascent deals so much damage to Scizor because it is doubly weak against Flying. I have previously defeated two Scizor solo by forming a team solely with Rayquaza, reviving it, and quickly sending it back in.

The trainer also mentions that you do not need a fully leveled or perfect Rayquaza for this. He adds:

My Rayquaza has 3975 CP when normal and 5935 CP as Mega. So not even maximized or anything, and its stats are only 12/15/13.

How do I proceed to complete the raid solo? If you want to raid Mega Scizor solo, you proceed as follows:

Trigger Mega Evolution on Rayquaza
Create a team with Mega Rayquaza
Start the raid
Revive and heal Rayquaza when it is defeated
Continue the raid

A further trainer notes that you can speed up the entire process even further. In addition to Rayquaza, you add another Pokémon to the team. When Rayquaza is defeated, you exit the battle, revive Rayquaza, and continue the fight.

This saves you a few seconds, as exiting a battle is faster than if your entire team has been defeated.

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What does the community say about it? The community has some additional tips on the topic.

Just a warning that the solo is much harder when the charge attack is Rock Throw – I was able to complete 6 raids solo on raid day Saturday, and the only one I couldn’t do had Rock Throw (my team was Mega Rayquaza and other Flying Pokémon), writes another trainer
It is possible solo even without Mega Rayquaza, I managed it yesterday. However, I think it requires a weather boost, is another comment
While that’s true, Mega Rayquaza is not necessary. You can even do it with a level 40 team of Cupidos or Shadow Staraptor. Mega Rayquaza just makes it much easier for those who have it, another trainer says on Reddit

What do you think about it? Have you already completed Mega Scizor solo or do you plan to try it? If you have already succeeded, what team did you use? Feel free to share your experiences in the comments.

If you want to know which events are waiting for you in April 2024 in Pokémon GO, we have an overview for you.

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Guild Wars 3: A new MMORPG has finally been announced, but the announcement was terrible

Schuhmann 17. April 2024 Reading time 4 minutes

Publisher NCSoft has announced that ArenaNet is working on the MMORPG Guild Wars 3. But the announcement was terrible, says MeinMMO author Schuhmann. Even the announcement of Diablo Immortal at the legendary terrible BlizzCon 2018 was a stroke of genius compared to this.

This is the situation: Guild Wars 1 is considered one of the best and most popular MMORPGs of all time. It was a standalone game, not a WoW clone, and many remember the game fondly to this day.

Also Guild Wars 2 is considered a good MMORPG, although not all fans of the first part warmed up to it. But it has had a good run, has been developed with love, and has earned a nice place among the best MMORPGs.

Because Guild Wars 2 did not appeal to those who liked Part 1 and is now already ten years old, many were waiting for Guild Wars 3 to be released. And finally, it was announced.

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„This is how to make a trailer!“- MMORPG Guild Wars 2 delights with the launch trailer for the new expansion

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Parent company is in serious crisis

What was the problem with the announcement? The announcement was anything but dignified. Normally, when announcing a new MMORPG, one expects a presentation, nice concept artwork, a speech, and a trailer.

For Guild Wars 3, there was none of that. The announcement felt like a panic reaction.

It was not ArenaNet, the developers, who announced Guild Wars 3, but the parent company, the Korean publisher NCSoft. After great years with record revenues from mobile games, the signs at NCSoft have pointed to a crisis since 2021.

The last mobile games performed poorly, were criticized as ‘too greedy’, PC games such as AION, Blade & Soul, the Lineage titles, or Guild Wars 2 are getting older, the new MMORPG Throne and Liberty is doing moderately well, a release in the West is taking longer than planned.

The stock price has been declining for years, now NCSoft’s stock has lost about 80 percent of its value compared to the peak in February 2021.

Management comes under heavy fire at conference

This is how the conference went: And just now, at the worst possible time, they had to justify themselves again in front of investors: The quarterly conference call was due at the end of March.

The CEO didn’t even show up to take the flak; the representative had to step in. For the first time in many years, they kept the player numbers for all games under wraps. Not a good sign.

The representative from NCSoft, Park Byeong-moo, took hit after hit together with the CFO. The sometimes brutally honest summary of the “question and answer” session of the conference call can be read at inven. It almost sounds like a content warning should have been placed, as it got quite rough.

The poor man was asked: Is it fair for the managers to pay themselves high bonuses when the stock price is plummeting?

He was asked: What are they going to do about the damage that has been done to the brand?

One uncomfortable question after another was asked:

So many developers have left now – What are you doing about it?
And what about growth opportunities?
Even the whales are leaving Lineage now. Is there a comment on that?
It was even asked whether the CEO is fit for the job.

Barrage after barrage was showered upon NCSoft. They gave evasive answers: Yes, some would say NCSoft pays the managers too much money, but where there is performance, there must also be reward. They mentioned that they had already reduced salaries by 41 percent.

And yes, the image has suffered, and they had trouble with angry streamers, but improvement is on the way and the new games will then pursue different business models.

All not very satisfying.

NCSoft West has been in the red for 8 years

In response to a question, they could answer what was going on with NCSoft West; they wanted to know why they have only been making deficits for eight years.

And here, in this situation came the announcement, under heavy fire, that ArenaNet is working on Guild Wars 3. That could have a chance to succeed in the market.

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Developers seemed not to support the announcement

How did it proceed from there? It was noticeable that the announcement of Guild Wars 3 apparently was not coordinated with ArenaNet.

Because they said in a statement somewhat tersely (via mmorpg.com) that they are a gaming company and therefore of course also working on new projects. However, they did not want to comment on Guild Wars 3. Right now, they are working on a new expansion for Guild Wars 2, which they will present soon.

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“Don’t you guys have phones?”

This is what it’s about: There is often laughter about the botched announcement of Diablo Immortal . When everyone was waiting for Diablo 4 at BlizzCon and the “Don’t you guys have smartphones?” moment came.

But that was still high art compared to Guild Wars 3 now.

The poor developers at ArenaNet can’t be blamed, but they were left with a nice egg in their nest in South Korea.

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Skyrim: You should definitely install these 5 mods if you want to start the role-playing game in 2024

Sophia Weiss 17. April 2024 Reading time 3 minutes

Even in 2024, Skyrim is still very popular, and the role-playing game can still be a lot of fun today and keep up with current titles. We have put together the 5 most important basic mods for you, so you have a fundamentally improved gaming experience.

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Skyrim is still an absolutely recommendable game in 2024. Bethesda released a classic in 2011, which you can now play on almost all platforms. However, the game still has a few quirks that can be easily fixed with mods.

To make your next Skyrim run as bug-free and enjoyable as possible, we have five mods for you that significantly enhance your gaming experience. These mods are the absolute basics you should install if you want to navigate through the game well in 2024.

You can find our top five mod recommendations on page one. On page two, you will find the most important things you need to know before installation.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Official Trailer

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The 5 Most Important Mods for Skyrim in 2024

Here we have the five most important mods for an even better Skyrim experience.

Skyrim Script Extender

Whether you plan to enhance your Skyrim with more than just the basic mods or not: Many mods do not work without the Skyrim Script Extender. The mantra here is, better to have it than not to have it.

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Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE64) on Nexusmods

Unofficial Skyrim Patch

Although Skyrim is now 13 years old – the game is almost in its teenage years. However, it is still far from bug-free today. With the Unofficial Skyrim Patch, you get rid of most known problems.

The modders’ commitment to themselves: The mission of the Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch is to fix every bug in Skyrim Special Edition that hasn’t been officially addressed by the developers within the Creation Kit and the community-developed tools, in an easy-to-install package.

Get the latest version here:

Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch – USSEP on Nexusmods

Address Library for SKSE

This mod helps stabilize the next mod: SkyUI. With the Address Library, you ensure that certain plugins function correctly.

Here’s the mod:

Address Library for SKSE Plugins on Nexusmods

SkyUI

The UI of Skyrim is difficult to navigate. SkyUI alleviates this by simplifying and making your menus more organized. This mod is not essential, but it is an absolute quality-of-life improvement that you should definitely consider.

Download here:

SkyUI on Nexusmods

Achievement Mods Enabler

Unfortunately, Bethesda does not allow the accumulation of achievements while using external mods. This is obviously inconvenient if you enjoy achievements. The Achievement Mods Enabler helps you out here:

The mod allows you to earn achievements even when using mods. You can download it here:

Achievements Mods Enabler via Nexusmods

With these five mods, you have a good foundation on which you can expand your mod library over time. However, if you just want to play vanilla Skyrim, you have cleaned up the UI and eliminated most regularly occurring bugs from the game world with this.

On the next page, we have the most important information for you on how to use it.

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RGB experts create a giant screen from 120 gaming keyboards, ‘playing’ Doom on it

Martin Vollert 16. April 2024 Reading time 3 minutes

Modern gaming keyboards can display different lighting effects. An RGB expert combines 120 such keyboards into one screen and displays the shooter classic Doom on it.

Hardly any gaming PC today comes without RGB lighting. Meanwhile, almost all components of a computer are also available in a glowing version, to create a small RGB artwork. Accordingly, you can also let your peripherals shine in various color variations.

The experts from SignalRGB for the individual control of RGB LEDs have now demonstrated what can be done with 120 illuminated gaming keyboards. When combined, all the keyboards form a giant screen, which our colleagues from 3djuegospc.com also reported on.

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Finalmouse Centerpiece Keyboard Reveal

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120 illuminated gaming keyboards form a huge monitor wall

What kind of screen is this? The screen was presented at this year’s gaming fair Pax East in the United States. The construct consists of a total of 120 gaming keyboards that have been linked together.

The keyboard model used is not known. Assuming that each input device has at least the standard layout (in Germany 105 keys), that results in approximately 12,600 keys that can together display various color effects without special macro keys.

This number is sufficient to represent the old shooter Doom on the keyboard-monitor wall and to play various videos of internet memes. The image quality is not optimal, but it is greatly enhanced by the available color tones.

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You can play Helldivers 2 on PS5 ‘for free’ if you have spent 1,000 € in the last 1.5 years

Dariusz Müller 16. April 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

If you still don’t own Helldivers 2 despite its success, you can now play it for free – but only if you’ve spent €1,000 in 18 months.

How can you now play Helldivers 2 for free? Helldivers 2 is now included as a reward in the PlayStation Stars rewards catalog – the loyalty program for PS4 and PS5.

All members of PlayStation Stars have the opportunity to collect loyalty points, which you can then redeem in the rewards catalog of the PlayStation app.

Helldivers 2 is available in the PlayStation Stars rewards catalog and can be added to your game library in exchange for 10,000 points.

How do you get these points? You can earn points for the rewards catalog in 2 different ways:

You can complete so-called campaigns and win points. Campaigns consist of a series of objectives that you need to complete. Objectives include exploring game areas, playing with friends, or participating in global tournaments.

You earn points for qualifying purchases in the PlayStation Store if you are subscribed to PlayStation Plus.

Here you can watch the trailer for the latest war bond “Democratic Detonation”.

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Helldivers 2 – Warbond: Democratic Detonation Trailer

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PS Stars: €1,000 for 10,000 points

How much do 10,000 points cost? As reported by the online magazine GamesRadar+, you earn about 10 points per purchase in the PlayStation Store.

PlayStation Stars has been available in Germany since October 13, 2022. This means you have had 1.5 years to collect 10,000 points.

If you haven’t completed any PlayStation Stars campaigns, you would have needed to spend about €1,000 in 18 months for the 10,000 points required for Helldivers 2.

PS5 players enjoyed a significant advantage in Helldivers 2 over PC players and dealt more damage. That is now over: In Helldivers 2, there was a massive “buff” for PS5 that PC players did not have – now everyone is equally strong.

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Capes mixes XCOM with superheroes and is set to be released on Steam later this year

Cedric Holmeier 16. April 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

This year, a new strategy game will be launched on Steam, where you must cleverly utilize superheroes and their abilities to win.

What kind of game is this? The game Capes is a strategy game on Steam that initially resembles XCOM. The game is turn-based and requires the smart use of your heroes’ abilities.

In the game, you fight as superheroes who have found new courage against villains who came to power 20 years ago. To succeed, you need to recruit new allied superheroes. To become stronger, you gain experience points for the heroes after each mission, which you can use to skill them.

Additionally, each superhero grants their allied heroes in action a specific ability, making the right combination even more important. Almost like the Powerpuff Girls.

You can watch the trailer for Capes here:

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Capes reminds of XCOM and shows itself in the announcement trailer

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Capes requires brains

Who is the game suited for? On the Steam page of the turn-based superhero game, the developer states that the superpowers in Capes do not make the heroes invincible. Tactical positioning, team composition, and the right decisions determine the success of the missions.

Just placing your units behind cover and pressing fire should not be enough to win. Therefore, those who prefer very simple strategy games might find Capes a bit frustrating. However, it’s important to mention that the heroes can be leveled up, which should make missions easier.

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