The first Hunter players have crossed the million mark in Diablo 4 in the new leaderboards and are thus far ahead. Currently popular: The Barrage build, which breezes through every content and is easy to play.
What kind of build is this?
Barrage Hunters rely on the eponymous skill that scatters arrows in all directions, usually enhanced by a Shadow Infusion.
The Barrage build is currently in the Tier List of Diablo 4 in the S-Tier – It is an excellent build, not only when comparing Hunter builds, but across all classes. The build is considered one of the strongest overall.
One of the top Hunter players uses the Barrage build in a slightly different variant with skills that do not appear in the standard build.
This is how the top player plays his Hunter: Player M1PY is currently in 2nd place on the Hunter leaderboard with 1,046,247 points (as of March 12). M1PY relies on Barrage but has made a few adjustments:
For more damage, he uses the Cold Infusion according to the leaderboard, while in his video the Shadow Infusion is shown – both should work.
Shadowstep provides more mobility in addition to dashing.
Shadow clones provide more damage over a larger area.
In the ranking dungeon, it’s not only about dealing a lot of damage but also being fast. You have to get through the area quickly, activate shrines, and collect items. Only then do you earn points. In our overview, we explain how exactly the leaderboards work and how you score points.
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Diablo 4: The developers talk about the leaderboards and how to climb up there
There are some tricks that can be applied without resorting directly to exploits. In addition to level 100, strong equipment, and the right build, the right route in the dungeon is also important.
Since the dungeon remains unchanged each week, you can quickly figure out routes yourself or look them up. Towards the end of the week, when the best routes have been found, the points of the players will probably continue to rise.
In Pokémon GO, Knarbon made its debut at the Horizon event. That is now over. How can you get it now?
What is happening in Pokémon GO? The Horizon event has just ended. This event ran until March 11 at 8:00 PM and brought as one of its highlights the debut of Knarbon. However, you could only obtain Knarbon in one way: by hatching eggs.
During the event, you had the chance to hatch a Knarbon from three egg categories. It was included in the 2-km, 5-km, and 10-km eggs. But with the end of the event, that’s also over.
How can you get Knarbon now?
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How to Obtain Knarbon from Now On in Pokémon GO
Where you can find Knarbon: Knarbon is still in eggs, but no longer in the 2-km and 5-km variants. You can therefore only find Knarbon in the 10-km eggs. The special 7-km and 12-km eggs remain irrelevant for Knarbon for now.
However, there is also a change regarding the 10-km eggs and Knarbon: As trainers in the Pokémon GO community “TheSilphRoad” report on reddit, Knarbon has moved up one rarity tier within the 10-km eggs.
What does that mean for me? If you want to obtain a Knarbon, you will need a lot of luck and probably also patience. You should plan for long walks, as you will have to walk a lot.
First, you have to get 10-km eggs from stops or gyms, which is random.
For this, you also need free slots in the egg storage. If it is full, you will first have to hatch eggs with shorter km distances to free up space. You cannot simply delete eggs.
Then you have to hatch the 10-km eggs and hope that a Knarbon hatches. The probability of getting a Knarbon has decreased compared to the Horizon event.
Is there any other way? Only to a limited extent: You can get Knarbon through trades with friends who have extra copies. Given the previous rarity of the monster, this might be difficult. Additionally, it would be a “special trade” since you do not yet have Knarbon in your collection. This means that the trade costs are higher. Furthermore, you can only perform one special trade per day, so you should plan for that.
What kind of monster is Knarbon? Knarbon is a Fire-type Pokémon of the 9th generation that has two potential evolutions: Azugladis and Crimanzo. Which monster it evolves into depends on which evolution requirements you meet. You can learn more about Knarbon, Azugladis, and Crimanzo as well as the evolution here.
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Currently, the Guardian Games 2024 are taking place in Destiny 2, giving players the opportunity to find out which class is the best. This is a tradition that occurs annually, but fans see the event as a disaster for several reasons.
What are the Guardian Games?The Guardian Games are a recurring event in Destiny 2 that resemble the Olympic Games. All three classes, Hunter, Warlock, and Titan, compete against each other. Points are collected to crown the best class of the year. As an incentive, new weapons and resources are available that players can grind through quests.
In theory, this sounds like a great concept, but players are tired of the same stuff after many years of repetitions, and 2024 isn’t improving things. Players have checked out the new event and are not satisfied.
Here is the trailer for the Guardian Games 2024 in Destiny 2:
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Destiny 2: Season of the Wish – Guardian Games All-Stars Trailer
“The only thing more stale than the seasons are events”
What reasons make the Guardian Games bad? On Reddit, players have expressed their frustrations about the Guardian Games. The reasons include many things that they dislike, such as:
The endlessly long matchmaking of the Guardian Games
No incentives to participate
Hunters leading as the most played class and winning handily
The best rewards are languishing in the real money shop
Meanwhile, Eververse is getting two new armor sets. One in the fitting Guardian Games look and the other designed after the Gjallarhorn. Additionally, there is another exotic variant of the Hoverboard that can be used permanently, while the free Hoverboard is tied to the usual grind and FOMO.
The only cosmetic items from the Guardian Games are the game memento for your crafted weapons and the Allstar ring that can be turned into an ornament. Considering the Guardian Games 2024 as a whole, the event feels like reheated coffee that many players already know.
What do you think of the event? Are you having fun despite the familiar modes and rewards, or are you steering clear and prefer to play other games like Helldivers 2? Let us know in the comments!
In the strategy epic “Crusader Kings 3,” the new expansion went live a week ago. MyMMO author Schuhmann has already spent more than 110 hours with “Legends of the Dead” on Steam and has quite a bit to share.
I had the opportunity to play the new patch before the release of “Legends of the Dead” and I made the most of it: First 2 weeks just the patch without DLC; then one week with the patch and activated DLC.
In the last 2 weeks, I spent 100 hours with the strategy game and repeatedly tried to seize control of England and Scandinavia as a small Jarl of Rogaland as a pirate king.
Even though the game tends to get out of control after 10 hours, you quickly lose track of things when your realm gets too large, and the contact with your family becomes looser, the first 10 hours of gameplay in Crusader Kings 3 are always great and exciting for me. Especially with the new expansion.
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Crusader Kings III: Legends of the Dead – Announcement Trailer
Paradox instills fear of the Black Death
What is the feature that the expansion promotes? Paradox primarily promotes the DLC with the “Black Death”, the most dreadful plague of the Middle Ages.
However, it appears so late in the game, around 1350, that I have never encountered it and probably will never encounter it: I always start in the year 866 and I believe I have never progressed beyond the year 1250, because the game eventually gets out of hand and there is no challenge to keep playing when you have covered alarge part of Europe with war and have one of your descendants on every throne from Dublin to Istanbul.
So, the “Black Death” that Paradox constantly talks about and scares people with will never affect me.
The plagues make Crusader Kings 3 more dangerous and cruel
What feature did I notice? The plagues. Because even 500 years before the Black Death, plagues are rampant. They vary greatly in their effects on players.
A “Welsh cough” somewhere in distant parts of the realm is hardly noticeable, but when your capital is hit by typhus and half the court is gasping for air, older council members and family members die like flies.
This can be frustrating when you have painstakingly filled every position in the council and castle with excellent staff, who are slowly aging, and typhus wipes out half the staff within a few game minutes.
I found it hard to keep up with filling positions as bodyguards or in the court, as people were dropping dead so quickly.
Even seemingly harmless plagues like measles become noticeable in the game when suddenly half the noble lineage loses their sight and the chosen successor to the throne appears with an eye patch and the nickname “The Blind”.
Plagues are definitely a serious new gameplay element in Crusader Kings 3 and you are strongly inclined to combat them with buildings and population traits like “Water Rituals”.
The duke in northern Denmark is so marked by inbreeding that he was given the name “The Frog.”
A nasty incest bug can hit entire branches of the family tree
What else has changed? I don’t know if the patch changed this or something else, but Crusader Kings 3 now takes “inbreeding” much more seriously than before.
Whenever I marry cousins or siblings, I am clearly told there is a 48% or even 98% chance of an inbred baby, and they are serious about it.
When I carelessly married my son to my daughter (such things are possible in my own religion), I had to watch in horror as my dear sister-wife produced a number of inbred babies in the next generation – and they come with a significant penalty, not only for stats but also for health.
When typhus broke out in London, my capital, seven of the little inbred babies died in quick succession – you could really notice the health penalty here.
In my memory, Crusader Kings 3 has never been this strict about inbreeding. If you otherwise kept a little too close to your own gene pool to breed the Kwisatz Haderach, you might get an occasional lisple or a descendant with a hunchback, but not seven inbred babies in a row.
I then researched this in the context of the article and it turned out it was not intended for there to be such high chances of “inbred babies”: The 96% chance is apparently a bug (via paradox).
What I noticed with the DLC: Large empires are significantly more stable than before: Especially the sons of Ragnar, known from the TV series Vikings: Björn Ironside (Sweden) and Ivar the Boneless (Scotland) can repeatedly rise to powerful empires in many playthroughs.
It rarely remains that isolated counties and duchies stay independent for long: The blobs of large nations form quickly and sustainably. Especially Björn Ironside quickly turns his Uppsala into Sweden and seizes power in Scandinavia.
Additionally, I have seen a massive Roman Empire in the western part of Europe in some playthroughs, where West Francia used to be. That’s something I haven’t seen before.
A massive empire in the western part of the map.
Legends are nice, but rather technical
How are the legends? The other major feature of the DLC, the “Legends” in Crusader Kings 3, feel like a gimmick:
In theory, they work like a special reward for particularly cool heroic deeds like thwarting a crusade, sanctifying the bloodline or rising to become a pirate king
In practice, it is just another system that runs in the background and which you don’t really care about.
Even though there are some exciting triggers for what activates a legend, the rewards are rather mundane: There is always a powerful but expensive book artifact at the end, but you can only use 2 at once anyway, and an expensive special building for which it is difficult to gather nearly 1,000 gold.
Overall, this is a technical feature that definitely deserved more variety in the rewards.
The new expansion revives Crusader Kings 3 and makes it harder
This is my impression: The DLC is good and rich for €20. It revives Crusader Kings 3 anew. The plagues make the game significantly more chaotic, frustrating, and harder. Also, the “large empires,” which prefer to form alliances with other large empires, often declare war at the most inconvenient time, forcing you to muster all resources to withstand the attack.
After a relatively quiet year in 2023, Crusader Kings 3 is back on a much more exciting path. I can hardly resist playing Crusader Kings 3.
Even if I would like to wish the damn Björn Ironside the plague – and not just in 1350.
The new game for the PlayStation 5, Stellar Blade, has made headlines primarily with its heroine Eve, based on a body scan of a South Korean model. After a demo that started accidentally, Eve is once again the center of attention: This time it is about one of her outfits in the demo, a Skin-Suit, which reveals very little.
The images of the heroine have sparked a discussion that games from Asia rely on attractive, perhaps unrealistic, beautiful figures, while in the West such models have been recognized and criticized as “unrealistic beauty ideals” and studios are striving to portray heroines more realistically – for example, with the heroine Aloy.
The action-adventure Stellar Blade shows the story trailer for PS5
A demo accidentally launched in the PS store
This is the new topic: A demo for Stellar Blade briefly went live in the PS5 store on March 9. This was apparently just a mistake, and Sony quickly removed the demo, but some users managed to download and play the demo for Stellar Blade from the PlayStation Store.
The short time the demo was online was enough for players to get a glimpse at skins from Stellar Blade, which were spread over social media.
Whether it’s One Piece, Naruto, or Dragon Ball – in the world of animes, there is something for every taste. Every mangaka has their own drawing style and designs their characters with a unique appearance. But what would it look like if characters from one anime ended up in another? In a collection thread, we at least learn how characters from One Piece would look in other anime universes.
Which mangakas participated? On Twitter, One Piece Tweets opened a collection tweet, where different drawings of characters from One Piece were published. The special thing about this is that the figures were drawn by other mangakas than Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece.
The tweet features various mangakas, some of whom congratulated One Piece on its 10th birthday back in the day. The most famous among them are Akira Toriyama, who recently passed away and was known for Dragon Ball, and Masashi Kishimoto, who many are likely familiar with through Naruto.
You can view the image series on the mentioned Twitter account. You can find the images of the other mangakas in the replies:
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The mangakas of Naruto and Dragon Ball each drew Luffy with a meat club. In Akira Toriyama’s version, Luffy looks a little smaller and slimmer, while in Masashi Kishimoto’s depiction, he is so plump that his shirt looks like it might burst.
However, there are many more mangakas who have drawn Luffy and co. Among them are the following well-known artists:
Tite Kubo (Bleach)
Hideaki Sorachi (Gintama)
Boichi (Dr. Stone)
Fujiko Fujio (Doraemon)
Yusei Matsui (Assassination Classroom)
Takeshi Obata (Death Note)
Kohei Horikoshi (My Hero Academia)
The latter even created a complete picture featuring not only Luffy but also Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, and Nico Robin.
With the Egghead Arc, One Piece introduces new characters and a cool opening:
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One Piece – The 26th Opening for the Egghead Island Arc has been released
What do the images look like? The characters really look like they belong in the story of their respective mangaka. Depending on the drawing style, Luffy and co. have different facial features or varying levels of detail.
The drawing by Hideaki Sorachi, the mind behind Gintama, stands out in particular. Here we see Usopp posing like in a portrait. He has distinctive facial features that stand out even more in the Gintama drawing style.
Also, Ace and Whitebeard’s prominent back muscles particularly stand out in the image by Boichi (Dr. Stone). He highlighted the muscles with individual shading, and even the clothing is shaded down to the last fold.
All fans of Granblue Fantasy Relink can rejoice! Later this week, the popular action RPG for PlayStation and Steam will receive a new, epic endgame challenge.
To unlock the fighters, you need to complete the associated challenges in Granblue Fantasy Relink (which are still unknown). Alternatively, you can also directly purchase the heroes.
What is behind the new quest? As part of the 10th anniversary of the Granblue Fantasy franchise, the developers at Cygames have apparently designed a particularly epic boss fight for Relink, which would also fit well in any MMORPG. At least, that is our impression after watching this video teaser:
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It is clear that during the quest you will fight alongside the Supreme Primarch Sandalphon against the “ultimate enemy Lucilius.” To unlock the challenge, you need to have reached a new story segment in the region Seedhollow.
What kind of game is Granblue Fantasy Relink? The role-playing game takes you into the sky world, which consists of countless floating islands. You are the captain of a skycrew and will be accompanied by the little dragon Vyrn and a young girl with mysterious powers.
You have the choice of whether to tackle the real-time battles with three NPC allies from your crew or with up to three other players. The toughest challenges await you after completing the story campaign, in the extensive endgame. More information about Granblue Fantasy Relink can be found here: Popular action RPG is 91% positive on Steam and really starts once you have completed it
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In Pokémon GO there is now a small but practical change that allows you to lose fewer experience points in a specific situation. We will show you what it is about.
You can increase the friendship level with your friends in Pokémon GO by sending and opening gifts with each other or by raiding together with your friends. Every day you can increase the friendship level by one point, reaching the maximum rank Best Friend.
Increasing your friendship level brings you some bonuses that both you and your friend can benefit from. Additionally, reaching a new level gives you experience points, which correspond to a whopping 100,000 experience points when reaching the final level. And it is precisely for these experience points that there is now a small but useful change.
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Pokémon GO: This is what the new season ‘World full of Wonders’ looks like in the trailer
Small button with a big impact
What kind of change is this? When you or your friend opens a gift that increases your friendship level, you receive a notification in the game informing you of the new friendship level. Until now, you only found out which friendship level you reached with which friend and what bonuses there are for both of you.
This notification has now been adjusted. You now have the option on this screen to directly activate a lucky egg to double the experience points from the new friendship level. In the case of leveling up to Best Friend, you can therefore receive a whopping 100,000 more experience points.
This is what the adjusted notification currently looks like:
What was it like before? If you wanted to activate a lucky egg to cash in on double experience points from the friendship level increase, it was a difficult task. You had to coordinate with your friend when to open the gift so that you could activate the lucky egg just beforehand.
If you did not coordinate and your friend opened the gift without prior agreement, you only received the notification about the increase in friendship level without the opportunity to activate a lucky egg in advance. The potential double experience points were thus lost.
This could be problematic, especially if you have friends in Pokémon GO whose friend codes you only have from online platforms.
What do you think about this renewal? Have you also faced the problem of wanting to activate a lucky egg but not being able to due to lack of coordination? Do you like this change and will you use it? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments. We also have an overview of all upcoming events in March 2024 in Pokémon GO.
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Pokémon GO has introduced the event “Flourishing Wonders.” In it, Zarude returns, but you will need a ticket for this Pokémon. All the info about the event.
When does “Flourishing Wonders” start? The event starts on March 21, 2024, at 10:00 AM local time. It runs until March 25, 2024, at 8:00 PM.
What is included in the event? There will be content in the event that you can only get with a paid ticket in the shop, but also some that you can receive for free.
The highlight of the event is probably the return of Zarude. The powerful plant-type attacker last appeared in Pokémon GO in October 2021 and then never returned – until now. However, the Pokémon is part of the special research “The Dark Monkey Bites Me,” which can only be obtained through the ticket in the shop.
We will summarize all the content of the event, both with and without a ticket, for you below.
Flourishing Wonders: How much does the ticket cost and what does it offer?
How much does the ticket cost? According to the official announcement (via Pokémon GO live), the ticket will cost $7.99. It is likely to be offered in a similar price range in Germany.
It will only be available during the event period, but you can complete the special research within it at any time.
What does the ticket provide? Several things. The first is the special research “The Dark Monkey Bites Me,” which brings you the encounter with Zarude. Additionally, rewards include:
2 Premium Battle Passes
6 Silver Pinap Berries
5 Special Candies
1 Incense
Various Pokémon encounters of the Dark and Plant types
Furthermore, you will receive bonuses during the event itself:
The incense is enhanced and attracts the following monsters more frequently. Possible shinies are marked with an asterisk*:
Flabébé* of your respective region will appear more often
Sodamak*
Grillmak*
Vegimak*
Wommel*
Waumboll with a floral crown*
Zorua*
Flabébé* as White Blossom and Orange Blossom will appear regionally, but less frequently
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Pokémon GO: This is what the new season ‘World full of Wonders’ looks like in the trailer
Flourishing Wonders: What content does the event offer without a ticket?
There are also free event contents that you can use without the ticket. These include, for example, collector challenges that you can complete for rewards, as well as showcases with various event Pokémon.
Additionally, many monsters will appear. We have summarized them for you here.
New Shiny: Flabébé can now appear as shiny for the first time. However, you must keep in mind that the different forms appear differently by location, as Flabébé is a regional Pokémon with different forms.
Flabébé as Red Blossom appears in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. So this is the variant found in Germany.
Flabébé as Blue Blossom appears in the Asia-Pacific region.
Flabébé as Yellow Blossom appears on the American continent.
Additionally, the White Blossom and Orange Blossom variants will appear everywhere.
Wild Pokémon: In the wild, you will encounter:
Bisasam*
Myrapla*
Tangela*
Hoppspross*
Fiffyen*
Blanas
Knilz*
Waumboll with a floral crown*
Flabébé (varies by region)*
Wommel*
Vegimak* (more rarely)
Grillmak* (more rarely)
Sodamak* (more rarely)
Zorua* (more rarely)
Flabébé (White Blossom)*
Flabébé (Orange Blossom)*
Field research: Here you will encounter a mix of the following monsters:
Basically, several events have already been announced for March. These include raid days with the proto-Pokémon, the community day featuring Flamiau, and the return of Crypto-Mewtu. Accordingly, a lot is happening this month. To keep you aware and not miss out: Here you can find all events in Pokémon GO in March 2024.
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In an interview with Famitsu, Naoki Yoshida spoke about the changes that Final Fantasy XIV has gone through over the years. One development of the MMORPG does not please Yoshi-P at all.
Which development of Final Fantasy XIV does Naoki Yoshida regret? The producer and director of the Square MMORPG, affectionately called Yoshi-P by fans, explained that FFXIV has become too comfortable and stress-free over the past ten years.
To illustrate his point, the chief developer also has a vivid example at hand:
For instance, when you play a side-scrolling action game and there aren’t even any pits you can fall into, then of course there’s no stress. But at the same time, the game loses its fun.
According to Yoshi-P, Final Fantasy XIV is like a platformer without pits that offers a lot of comfort but few challenges. And because there are hardly any challenges to overcome, there’s a lack of achievements.
What does this mean for Dawntrail? Naoki Yoshida states that the team wants to take a somewhat different, older path for future content to provide every hero of Eorzea with the best possible challenges. However, it is still unclear how this will be achieved in detail. We will have to be patient until the release of the upcoming expansion Dawntrail in summer 2024.
With FFXIV: Dawntrail, the class of the Pictomancer is coming to Eorzea:
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Final Fantasy 14 showcases the new class Pictomancer in the trailer
What do you think: Is Final Fantasy XIV too easy and comfortable in its current state? Would you like harder challenges? Or are you satisfied with the current mix of content for solo players, groups, beginners and professionals? Let us know in the comments!
The manga artist Akira Toriyama recently passed away, which is why the last drawings before his death are especially appreciated. The official Dragon Ball account is now sharing the last image from Toriyama, promoting his anime.
What kind of image is this? The last official illustration is an image for the upcoming series Sand Land. Sand Land was originally a manga by Akira Toriyama, which is now being turned into its own anime series (via 3D Juegos).
The official Twitter account of Dragon Ball is sharing its last artwork with the public:
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The image features Beelzebub, Rao, and Sheef in a vehicle, with a small red dragon perched on the front. In the foreground, two new characters created specifically for the series can be seen. Their names are Anne (on the right of the image) and Muniel (on the left of the image).
Don’t be surprised: Akira Toriyama died on March 1, and the image was only published on March 4. The manga artist must have completed the image before his death, before it was presented to the public.
There is a movie for Sand Land, and you can watch the trailer here:
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Sand Land: Watch the trailer for the movie
Why is the image so special? In recent years, Akira Toriyama, the creator of the Dragon Ball manga, drew less and less. He had been struggling with health issues, which is why Toyotarou took over his manga for Dragon Ball Super.
Toriyama only provided the rough plot points. Toyotarou filled in the gaps with his own stories and corresponding images.
But from time to time, the manga artist returned to the drawing board, which we can still verify even after his death. Of course, it’s possible that Toriyama created more drawings after this one. However, this illustration is at least the last one that was published.
What is Sand Land? In Sand Land, we follow the adventures of Beelzebub, the son of the devil. He is supposed to focus on his training, but instead, he sets out to search for a mysterious water source. The resource water is in high demand in Sand Land.
The anime series consists of 13 episodes. The first seven episodes will be available on Disney+ on March 20, 2024, with the rest following weekly.
Episodes 1-6 tell the “The Demon Prince” arc. Here, the story from the movie for Sand Land is retold, but in full length, with new scenes.
With Episode 7, the “Angel’s Hero” arc begins. The image that Toriyama drew last comes from this arc. Here, Beelzebub and his crew arrive in “Forestland,” where they meet Anne and Muniel. The arc was personally designed by Toriyama.
The online shooter Destiny 2 is starting a collaboration with Ghostbusters on March 19. The general reaction is: This doesn’t fit at all and is complete nonsense that is only coming to Destiny 2 because Sony is forcefully merging two things that have nothing in common except that both belong to Sony.
This is the announcement. The Twitter account of Destiny 2 announced yesterday, on March 11, a collaboration between Destiny 2 and Ghostbusters for March 19. There will be 3 cosmetics from the new movie “Ghostbusters Frozen Empire” available in the shop:
a “Slimer” skin for the ghost – “Silmer Guardian Ghost”
a Sparrow inspired by “Garraka”, the villain in the new movie “Frozen Empire”
a ship styled like the Ghostbusters vehicle Ecto-1
And Sony Pictures also owns “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” (theatrical release on March 21). Whether these two franchises fit together seems to be completely irrelevant here.
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Sony and Microsoft are already preparing the next consoles behind the scenes. However, former Xbox boss Peter Moore claims that many people will no longer buy a console. This is because their needs have changed, and a stationary console is no longer a priority. The market has simply changed.
Currently, almost every living room has a game console. With Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo, there are three manufacturers vying for the favor of players. But this could change in the future. Former Xbox boss Peter Moore explained in a conversation with IGN that the interests of users have changed significantly.
This could also pose problems for console manufacturers. Because consoles seem to be less relevant now than they were 10 or 15 years ago.
Gen Z is into YouTube and TikTok, not console gaming
What is the problem? Moore explains that habits have changed drastically in recent years. Generation Z (people born between 1997 and 2012) tends to prefer “snack-sized” content like TikTok videos, according to his theory, or they mainly use the possibilities of streaming services.
Entertainment has shifted from the living room to the bedroom, Moore says, and gamers are more likely to use their smartphones or PCs. Because there are now enough good games available on phones that one no longer necessarily needs a console. Neither an Xbox nor a PlayStation:
And what do we do? Well, we are no longer in the living room. We are back in the bedroom with our YouTube influencers, our TikTok creators, and it’s all about on-demand content… Generation Z comes along and asks themselves, ‘Why do I have to spend four or 500 dollars on a custom piece of gaming hardware when I have my smartphone or my PC or my Mac and can play with a pretty decent controller there?’
When the next consoles hit the market, players might say, ‘I don’t need that; times are tough.’
Streaming is also set to play a much larger role in the future. At some point, people will just turn on their TV, start one of their favorite games, and jump right in—without even giving their console a glance:
I think that’s what we are facing. Especially Microsoft with Azure is thinking: Are we finally ready for cloud gaming? Are we finally ready to just turn on our 8K TV and call up our game menu with 10,000 available games? Who is playing what at that moment? Click, get started, play.
What’s next for the consoles? Allegedly, both Microsoft and Sony are working on a new console. However, when the next PlayStation or the next Xbox will arrive is still unknown. Some speculate that the PS5 Pro could come in September 2024. Sony has remained tight-lipped about it so far.
With Nintendo, it looks similar to Microsoft and Sony: a console is also expected here, but nothing is known about a date. The release of the next Switch has reportedly been postponed quite a bit, according to insiders.
PS5 or Xbox: With PS5 and Xbox Series X, you can purchase two powerful consoles. But which console should I buy if I have to choose one? MeinMMO explains the similarities and differences between PS5 and Xbox Series X:
With Season 2 Reloaded in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the map “The House” has entered the game, which many will remember from CoD: Vanguard. However, players find one feature on the map even worse than it was back then.
What kind of map is it? The House is one of the smaller maps that first appeared in CoD: Vanguard and is now available in MW3 in an updated form. The House is now located at the top of a skyscraper near Highrise. According to callofduty.com, you can see the map from a distance from one spawn.
The developers also write in their post that the layout is “as chaotic as you remember, and it rewards operators who stay on the offensive and do not relent.”
The House came with Season 2 Reloaded in CoD: MW3.
On Reddit, the community is not that enthusiastic about the “new” map. While some praise the layout, players state there that the spawns are pure chaos.
“The spawns make the map unplayable”
What bothers the players?On Reddit, the user “MyCoDAccount” writes on March 9: “The House is bad.” In his post, he elaborates his thoughts as follows:
The layout is okay. The spawns make [the map] unplayable. Why should you even move? You spawn, sit there, and enemies appear right in front of you. There is simply no incentive to treat it like a normal map. The one who moves dies. How could they have tested this and thought it was acceptable?
In another post in the MW3 Subreddit, “chowder908” writes on March 8: “Honestly, how can they make the spawns for The House worse than they were in Vanguard?”
He adds in the post that the spawns in the Vanguard version of The House “were sometimes not so great, but there was still a flow.” Now there is a spawn flip, and next you get killed in the spawn.
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Season 2 Multiplayer Trailer
“It’s the revenge spawns that throw everything off”
What does the community say? On Reddit, some players express their thoughts about the map in MW3. Many seem to share the impression of chaotic spawns, while others draw comparisons to other maps. Below, we summarize a few comments:
Office_Worker808 writes on Reddit: “I spawned with three enemy players at the same time. And yes, I just died on the spot.”
Someone replies: “Yeah, it happens to me all the time. Once I spawned behind three enemies and immediately got a triple kill. […] The spawns are bad on all small maps.”
bugistuta comments in the same post: “The revenge spawn system is also wild, I can kill an enemy, he spawns and chases me before I can reload.”
iWant12Tacos writes in the comment: “You could apply this to almost any map. The spawns are among the worst I’ve seen in any game.”
Haethos says: “The spawns are so bad that if you sit in a corner, three guys spawn behind you lol.”
NecarisOmnis writes: “It’s the revenge spawns that throw everything off. In Vanguard, [this] did NOT exist. It causes the spawn points to switch like crazy, as a player spawns on the enemy side and the team then follows.”
In another post on Reddit, several users note that the spawns in Vanguard were the same. And “GrandDetour” mentions, “people want small maps, but then complain about the spawns when 12 people are running around on a tiny map.” Others write that they have fun on “The House.”
Are there other opinions? Some players note in the posts that small maps are particularly good for completing tasks. For example, you can perfectly accomplish the task “Kills from behind” on The House. Others point out that the small maps are generally good for leveling weapons – especially during double XP days.
Today, on March 12, 2024, the Spotlight Hour with Nidoran starts in Pokémon GO. In this guide, we show you everything about the times, shinies, and the bonuses of this short event.
What kind of event is this? Every Tuesday evening, Pokémon GO holds a Spotlight Hour for you. During the duration of 60 minutes, a Pokémon along with a bonus is in focus. The combination of Pokémon and bonus that is active is determined by Niantic at the beginning of each month.
Today, you will encounter the Pokémon Nidoran (female) from the first generation. It is a Poison-type Pokémon and can evolve into Nidorina and Nidoqueen.
Spotlight Hour on March 12 – Start, Shiny, and Bonuses
When does it start? As you know from previous Spotlight Hours, the event also starts today at 6:00 PM local time. For one hour, the contents will be active for you. The event will end at 7:00 PM.
Which bonuses are active? During the event, you will see wild Nidoran almost everywhere in Pokémon GO. If you want to attract even more of these Pokémon, you can use incense.
Additionally, you will receive double Stardust for catching Pokémon.
Today marks the second Spotlight Hour in March 2024. Here we have summarized the upcoming RL hours for you this month:
Can you catch Shiny Nidoran? Yes, the shiny form of Nidoran has been available in Pokémon GO for a long time. With a bit of luck, you can catch it during the event today. Keep in mind that the chances of shinies during Spotlight Hours are not increased.
Is it worth participating in the Spotlight Hour today? Nidoran and its evolutions are not particularly strong fighters in either PvP or raids. In the Great League, Nidoqueen is decent, but there are some better alternatives.
What is definitely worth it for you is the Stardust bonus. Even if you don’t need the Pokémon, participating can make sense for you. This way, you can easily replenish your supply today.
Will you participate in today’s Spotlight Hour? Feel free to share your thoughts about it here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss them with other trainers.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Helldivers 2, you get a new daily order every day. If you want to know what your task is today, you can read about it here.
What are orders? In Helldivers 2, you have orders that you are supposed to execute. There is the general order, which is active over a longer period of time. Additionally, there is a daily changing order.
The daily changing order may require you to perform various tasks. For example, you may need to eliminate a certain number of specific enemies such as Spitters or make kills with a specific weapon/tactical equipment.
We will keep you updated on what the daily order is here in a live ticker. That way, you can already prepare for the order while you are still waiting in line.
Terminids are the bugs. Which ones you eliminate doesn’t matter, the main thing is you take out 500 of them. As a reward, you will receive 15 medals.
4.03.2024
Pilot weapon training: Eliminate 100 enemies with the weapon “Eagle – Dive Bombing”.
The “Eagle – Dive Bombing” is a tactical equipment that you can unlock in your spaceship under the “Hangar” tab for 1,400 requisition tokens and eliminates smaller targets.
22.02. to 3.03.
From February 22 to March 4, there was no new daily order. It was probably due to a bug.
21.02.2024
Weapon qualification: Eliminate 60 enemies with the weapon “Anti-Matter Rifle”
The Anti-Matter Rifle is a large-caliber sniper rifle that has a scope and can deal damage to light armor from long distance.
20.02.2024
Herd thinning: Eliminate 25 Hunters
What the Hunters are and how you can eliminate them most effectively, you can find out here:
In past daily orders, in addition to the Spitter, the Stalker and the Scout Crawler were also targets. You had to eliminate a certain quantity of these as well.
It is also likely that these orders will eventually repeat in some way, and creatures or robots that have already been completed will become targets again.
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For the elimination missions, it may also be helpful to have the best possible equipment. Especially the Railgun and a specific shotgun are extremely useful tools in battle.
Microsoft’s pirate adventure Sea of Thieves is heading for the PS5. Although the title was released back in 2018, it is currently dominating pre-orders in the store. In contrast, the competitor Skull and Bones is doing rather modestly.
Which game is it about? In February, Microsoft announced it would be bringing four previously exclusive titles to PlayStation and Switch. Among the newcomers is the pirate adventure Sea of Thieves. Until now, these games could only be played on Xbox or PC:
The quirky adventure Pentiment kicked things off and has been playable on PS4, PS5, and Switch since February 22, 2024.
From April 16, PlayStation and Switch players will be able to fight for survival against insects in the survival game Grounded.
Then Sea of Thieves will conclude, becoming playable on PS5 from April 30 – the title is already making waves in the PlayStation Store.
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Sea of Thieves Season 10
Sea of Thieves outshines Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Elden Ring
Sea of Thieves is in high demand: The pirate game currently dominates the pre-order charts in the PlayStation Store and is even represented twice in the top 10: The Premium Edition of Sea of Thieves holds the number 1 spot for most pre-ordered titles in Germany, while the Standard Edition ranks number 4 (as of March 11, 2024).
This places Sea of Thieves ahead of highly anticipated titles like Dragon’s Dogma 2 or the “Elden Ring” DLC Shadow of Erdtree.
How does it compare to Skull and Bones? While Skull and Bones and Sea of Thieves don’t have much in common gameplay-wise, both may fulfill the desire to feel like a pirate.
The PS5 release of Sea of Thieves could make Skull and Bones look rather outdated. After all, few games embody that specific pirate vibe as well as the Microsoft title. While there are no concrete player numbers available to compare the titles, several other factors can be contrasted:
Sea of Thieves currently has almost twice as many viewers on Twitch as Skull and Bones (via SullyGnome)
The leaderboards have been available in Diablo 4 for about a week now, and players are already employing unfair strategies to collect as many points as possible in the Gauntlet.
Since Patch 1.3.3, the leaderboards have been available in Diablo 4, along with the “Gauntlets” (in the German version known as “Herausforderung” or “Prüfung”). In dungeons that change weekly, you can compete against other players.
The most important factor here is your strategy and your speed. To navigate through the dungeon efficiently and collect many points, it’s helpful to plan a route and approach, and to build upon that in subsequent runs.
Players have apparently discovered a strategy to gain an unfair advantage. We won’t elaborate on how the strategy works. Keep in mind that Blizzard is not known for its leniency when it comes to exploiting bugs. A streamer has looked into the strategy.
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Diablo 4: The developers talk about the leaderboards and how to climb up there
“And that’s why they urgently need a PTR”
What is the exploit? In a stream, Diablo expert Rob2628, who is known for his OP builds, tests the strategy described to him in the chat. He uses an exploit in the dungeon that makes all enemies target him directly, granting him a big buff.
What does the streamer say about it? Rob appears visibly surprised by the strategy and sarcastically remarks: “Good system. Oh, damn it.” Later, he repeatedly exclaims, “What the hell,” and concludes, “This is messed up.” He laughs while facepalming. He recorded the situation as a clip on Twitch.
When he tries to leave the dungeon and clicks “End Challenge,” the timer is stopped, but he remains in the dungeon. The “Leave Dungeon” button via the emote wheel also doesn’t work. His conclusion: “I’m looking forward to the PTR, man.” (Public Test Realm, in German: öffentlicher Test-Server).
What’s the problem with that? With this strategy, players could gain an unfair advantage in the Gauntlets and expedite point farming. If there were a test server, such problems and bugs would have been identified beforehand, before the features hit the “real” servers.
What does the community say about it? In Rob2628’s chat, his moderator writes: “It’s only the first week, and it’s not even over yet.” The clip was brought up on Reddit on March 10 in a post. The top comment comes from “cinderson”. He writes: “Good thing [the leaderboard] was postponed to fix the bugs.”
A user addresses the need for a test server, as Rob already mentioned:
And that’s why they urgently need a PTR, not just for major changes but also for the smallest adjustments to any mechanics.
They lack experienced players; they might be experienced developers, but they don’t know how players think, how some search for a glitch, bug, exploit to their advantage…
Just like big companies sometimes hire hackers to develop security systems, the developers need to let some players who actually understand how the game works try out their stuff.
The first week in the Gauntlets is almost over, and players have fought for places on the leaderboards. There are separate rankings for solo players and their classes, as well as rankings for different group sizes. The lists are additionally divided into softcore and hardcore.
With the RX 7900 GRE, AMD offers another graphics card available on the market. MeinMMO explains whether the graphics card could be worth it for you.
What is the RX 7900 GRE? The abbreviation GRE stands for “Golden Rabbit Edition”. AMD first released this graphics card only in China, and later it was also offered in pre-built PCs. Nowadays, you can also purchase the RX 7900 GRE in retail stores.
The RX 7900 GRE features the same Navi-31 chip that you can also find in the top models RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT. The graphics card is primarily aimed at gamers who want to play mainly in WQHD and might want to try 4K.
How much does the RX 7900 GRE cost? The MSRP of the RX 7900 GRE is 609 euros, but you can already get the graphics card for 575 euros (via geizhals.de).
Is the RX 7900 GRE worth it? MeinMMO explains whether the graphics card is worth it for you or whether there are even better alternatives.
How do the graphics cards perform? In various benchmarks, the RX 7900 GRE is always slightly faster than the 7800 XT. On average, we are talking about 6 to 8 percent more performance that you get with the RX 7900 GRE. In Full HD, the gap is slightly smaller, and in WQHD, it is slightly larger. This is reported by colleagues from ComputerBase.
Which graphics card is better? The RX 7900 GRE is the faster graphics card. However, apart from that, the 7900 GRE does not offer any additional advantages. The GPU architecture is identical, and both graphics cards have 16 GB of video memory. Both graphics cards are suitable for WQHD.
RX 7900 GRE vs RX 7900 XT
How do the graphics cards perform? Here too, the results are sometimes very clear: The RX 7900 XT is about 20% faster than the RX 7900 GRE.
Which graphics card is better? The RX 7900 XT is the significantly faster graphics card. Additionally, it offers more video memory (16 vs. 20 GB). Thus, the RX 7900 XT is currently the second fastest graphics card from AMD, with only the RX 7900 XTX being faster.
The RX 7900 XT (here from Sapphire) is currently the second fastest GPU from AMD.
RX 7900 GRE vs RTX 4070 (Super)
How do the graphics cards perform? The 7900 GRE is on average 14 percent faster than the GeForce RTX 4070. However, the RTX 4070 Super is always a bit ahead of the 7900 GRE. The gap becomes significantly larger when ray tracing is activated. Here, there can be up to 30% more performance.
Which graphics card is better? Depending on the scenario, you get nearly the same performance with the RTX 4070 Super and the 7900 GRE. However, the RX 7900 GRE is somewhat more modernly equipped: with the AMD graphics card, you get DisplayPort 2.0 and slightly more video memory (12 vs 16).
However, it is different with ray tracing enabled: Here, Nvidia’s graphics card is sometimes significantly ahead. This is explained by testers from PCGamesHardware. Another point against the RX 7900 GRE: The power consumption of AMD is significantly higher. HardwareLuxx explains that the 7900 GRE consumes about 50 watts more than the RTX 4070 Super.
RX 7900 GRE
RX 7900 XT
RX 7800 XT
RTX 4070 Super
Base Clock
1,880 MHz
2,000 MHz
1,880 MHz
1,980 MHz
Boost Clock
2,245 MHz
2,400 MHz
2,430 MHz
2,475 MHz
TDP
260 Watts
315 Watts
263 Watts
220 Watts
Video Memory
16 GB
20 GB
16 GB
12 GB
MSRP
609 Euros
1,049 Euros / 899 Euros
549 Euros
659 Euros
Conclusion: RX 7900 GRE, RX 7800 XT, or the RTX 4070 Super?
Which graphics card is the most worthwhile? The RX 7900 GRE has a major problem, and that is the competition. The RX 7800 XT is only a few percent slower, and you save nearly 80 Euros. Aside from the few percent more performance, the RX 7900 GRE does not offer any other advantages over the RX 7800 XT, such as more memory. Alternatively, you could invest 130 Euros more and go for the Radeon RX 7900 XT instead. At the current time (March 2024), you can get the RX 7900 XT for 719 Euros.
If you want to use ray tracing, Nvidia remains the better choice. The GeForce RTX 4070 is on average 13% faster, and the GeForce 4070 Super is even more than 30% faster. Additionally, you also get DLSS 3.0 with Nvidia. Besides, the RTX 4070 Super costs nearly 600 Euros, which is not much more than the RX 7900 GRE.
Either buy a Radeon RX 7800 XT or a Radeon RX 7900 XT. Both GPUs currently (as of March 2024) have the better price-performance ratio. The 7800 XT is not much slower, and the 7900 XT is not only faster but also offers more video memory.
The GeForce RTX 4070 Super is significantly faster with ray tracing and also offers DLSS 3.0, costing as much as the RX 7900 GRE, making it a better option.
With its 16 GB VRAM, the RX 7900 GRE offers a slightly better price-performance ratio compared to the RTX 4070 Super, which only offers 12 GB VRAM. However, the power consumption of the RX 7900 GRE is higher than that of Nvidia.
If you want to save 60 Euros and don’t need ray tracing, you can also go for the RX 7800 XT.
All graphics cards at a glance: Are you looking for the currently best graphics card for your PC but don’t want to break the bank? Then check out our buying guide, where we present all the recommended graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia:
For seven years, fans of the BBC series “Sherlock” have been craving: the last episode featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman aired in 2017. But now there is a new series on Amazon Prime that strikes a similar chord. “The Red Queen” is a modern Sherlock variant from Spain.
Thus begins “The Red Queen”: A hefty man in a suit groans as he lumbers up a narrow staircase, while a thin woman on the top floor plays out various scenarios of how she might take her own life: samurai sword, gun, bathtub with a razor blade, or just jumping from the top floor.
Within minutes, we recognize the well-known combination of Sherlock and Watson:
The woman is Alicia Scott, the smartest woman in the world, who cannot hold a normal conversation and is haunted by nightmarish demon monkeys as soon as she loses control of her erratic thoughts.
The man is a police officer, Jon Gutiérrez, a Basque with practical intelligence, who keeps looking at his colleague with a mix of concern and fascination.
Both are part of a secret police project and are now tasked with searching for the kidnapped daughter of one of the richest men in Spain after a brutal murder.
The trailer for “The Red Queen” plays with the melody “In the Hall of the Mountain King”:
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Red Queen – The Red Queen on Amazon Prime
The perfect series for everyone missing Sherlock
Why is this series so great for fans of Sherlock? The series strikingly resembles Sherlock, particularly in the dynamic between the main characters, who are likable within just a few minutes, and the visual design. Additionally, we get to glimpse into the inner thoughts of Alicia Scott over and over again.
It also includes the typical elements of a good Sherlock episode:
Completely broken and emotionally traumatized criminals
Odd crime scenes and sequences of events
A criminal mastermind pulling the strings from afar and even smarter than Sherlock
A distant father figure acting as a mysterious government spokesperson who always appears chastising
A warm-hearted and comedic figure in the police officer’s mother, who is more than she seems.
The central dynamic between the smart, yet broken Scott and the Basque police officer, and how they slowly grow closer, is the highlight of the series.
What makes the series so special? The series manages to soften the cynical, cold base mood that Sherlock adaptations always have with warm moments. It feels good when, amidst all the chaos and cutting logic, we suddenly see how much the investigator enjoys biting into a potato tortilla while her otherwise so malevolent thought world allows her a moment of relaxation.
Where does the series come from and how can you watch it? “The Red Queen” is the first novel of a thriller trilogy by Spanish author Juan Gómez-Jurado, which has received critical acclaim.
The first season of the adaptation is now available on Amazon Prime in seven entertaining and breezy episodes. The series is available in German, and we give it a clear watch recommendation. Not only, but especially for fans of Sherlock on withdrawal.
