Disney removed 14 games from Steam and no one knows why. Fans suggest three reasons why the games might be gone.
Publishers or developers irregularly remove games from the Steam platform. The reasons for such a removal can be varied. Now the publisher Disney has removed 14 of its games. Why Disney removed these games is completely unclear.
In any case, the games are no longer available for purchase in the shop, but those who have already purchased them can still play.
Which games were removed? At the current time (as of January 17, 2026), 14 games are missing from Steam:
Afterlife
Armed and Dangerous
Disney’s Cars Radiator Springs Adventures
Disney’s Chicken Little Ace in Action
Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell’s Adventure
Disney’s Hercules
Disney Pixar Finding Nemo
Disney Pixar Toy Story Mania
Disney Planes
Disney The Princess and The Frog
Disney Winnie the Pooh
Lucidity
Phineas and Ferb: New Inventions
Stunt Island
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14 games have been removed, fans gather possible reasons
Why were the games removed? There is no official statement from Disney regarding this, so it is completely unclear why the games were removed. Currently, 85 games are still listed on Steam, for which Disney is officially the publisher. Older games are also listed here, such as the old Monkey Island games or the more than 20-year-old Indiana Jones titles.
In a current discussion, fans have suggested on Reddit three speculations about why the games suddenly disappeared:
The games made so little money that removing them from the store didn’t hurt anyone.
Disney wants to sell or offer the games on its own platform and sees Steam as a disruptive factor.
A license for some software has expired (Havok, Miles Sound System, Bink Video) and that is why the games had to disappear.
But these are all speculations, and there has been no official confirmation from Disney yet.
Julian Gerighty has been working at Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment for what feels like ages. Over the past decades, he has made a name for himself primarily through the “The Division” franchise. Now, the veteran developer is directing his experience towards another shooter franchise.
What will Julian Gerighty do in the future? He will no longer work at Massive Entertainment or for Ubisoft on The Division 3. The developer is quite reticent regarding his departure:
Agents! A quick update from the operations base: It is time for me to hang up my backpack (I will keep the watch) as I dive into a new big adventure.
The future of The Division is bright, and I can’t wait for you to discover what the teams have been working on.
Will Ubisoft reveal more? Yes! On videogameschronicle.com, the publisher’s representatives are quoted as follows:
While we will miss him [Julian Gerighty, editor’s note], his legacy will live on at Massive. We will continue to present the world he helped create to our players in the coming years.
To our players: Don’t worry, Agents. Our teams, who built this world together with Julian, are still here. They will continue to lead it with an ambitious, unwavering commitment to the future of The Division 2, The Division 2: Survivors, The Division Resurgence, and The Division 3.
In the future, Division veterans Yannick Banchereau and Mathias Karlson will lead the work on The Division 2 and The Division 3 respectively. Massive veteran Magnus Jansen will push forward the Extraction mode The Division 2: Survivors.
Additionally, it is clear that Julian Gerighty is moving to the Battlefield studios of Electronic Arts. However, what role he will take there is still unclear at this time.
Who is Julian Gerighty? The industry veteran has been working at or for Ubisoft since 1999. From January 2014, he served as Creative Director at Massive Entertainment, leading the creative development of “The Division”.
In Dungeons & Dragons, players often long for particularly powerful magical items that can make them remarkably powerful. A moment from Critical Role’s The Mighty Nein proves, however, that it’s not about the rarity or power of an item, but about its application and a clever idea.
Critical Role has already proven in many episodes of their campaigns that they are up to almost any challenge. Through tactics, skilled actions, and of course a bit of dice luck, they have managed to defeat all enemies and become powerful heroes.
However, there was one moment when the entire group nearly had to give up. But only nearly.
In The Mighty Nein, the second campaign of Critical Role, which has also received a series adaptation on Amazon Prime, the group faced a problem they couldn’t easily solve. However, cleric Jester, played by Laura Bailey, proved that in Dungeons & Dragons, with a pinch of cleverness and a rather inconspicuous item, one can create an absolutely legendary moment.
Here you can see the trailer for The Mighty Nein on Amazon Prime with the original voices of Critical Role:
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In episode 93 of The Mighty Nein, Jester honored her class (Cleric of the Trickery Domain). She used her skilled kindness and a little trick to outsmart a powerful enemy. All she needed was a simple leftover cupcake, as well as an item that can also be seen in the animated series.
Spoiler Warning: If you already know what happens in episode 93, or if you don’t mind spoilers, you can read on without hesitation. However, it is especially worthwhile for D&D players to see a particularly strong example of how to make the most out of their items.
A Deal with a Hag is Rarely Fair
In the episode, the group encounters a hag that has placed a curse on one of the members of the Mighty Nein, which plagues the person anew day after day. Jester does not want to witness this any longer.
However, a hag is not so easily convinced and demands a trade. One that is worthy of the curse’s resolution. It must be something that would make the tiefling just as unhappy as the plaguing curse.
While Laura contemplates what she is willing to give up, the Twitch chat, which is following everything, is already in a panic. But no matter what she offers, it’s not enough for the monstrous creature.
But Matt, who plays the hag, knows exactly what would truly hurt the cleric. She wants to take away her artistic side. She demands Jester’s hands so that she can never paint again. And since she would lose her hands through a curse, there is little hope of magically “regrowing” them, as the hag explains: “I think you know how intense and permanent these deals can be.”
So let this be a reminder: Don’t forget about your items that are gathering dust in your inventory. They might even save your life, even if you wouldn’t expect it.
You can see Laura struggling with the decision. A friend’s improved life for her own joy that she experiences through art. Instead of agreeing to the deal, she makes a counteroffer that turns the situation 180 degrees.
Jester (Laura Bailey, left) and the hag (Matt Mercer, right) negotiate (Source: YouTube)
“So Delicious That It’s Almost Distracting”
Before Jester wants to give up her hands, she asks the hag to let her eat one last cupcake, while the chat screams at Laura not to agree to the deal.
The trickster wants to share the blueberry cupcake with the hag and offers her half after a persuasion roll of 24. When the hag bites into the cupcake, Laura informs the game master that the cupcake was sprinkled with “Dust of Deliciousness”. A rather inconspicuous item that she feels she has been carrying since the beginning of the campaign and bought from the merchant Pumat Sol in Zadash.
Even in the animated series on Amazon Prime, you can see how Jester buys the dust from him, with Pumat’s note that it makes any food so delicious that it’s “almost distracting”.
Matt can’t help but laugh at that moment. He seems to have underestimated Laura and lets himself be mercilessly outsmarted by the tiefling until the end of the discussion.
With Enough Wit, Even the Smallest Item Can Achieve Great Things
Under the influence of the Dust of Deliciousness, the hag has a disadvantage on all Wisdom checks and saving throws from that moment, which is immediately exploited. With the spell “Modify Memory” and a disadvantage on the hag’s saving throw, the cleric ensures that she now believes:
The hag liked Jester’s presence so much that she agreed to lift the curse. Simply because they had such a wonderful time together.
Here you can see how Laura outsmarted Matt. If you start the video from the page, you’ll jump in at the right moment. (Spoiler Warning: The video reveals who the curse affects!)
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Considering all the time that the item spent unused and unutilized in Jester’s bag, one can see how underestimated the item ultimately was.
So let this be a reminder: Don’t forget about your items that are gathering dust in your inventory. They might even save your life, even if you wouldn’t expect it.
On Steam there’s a playable demo of Styx: Blades of Greed and it really puts MeinMMO author Ody back in the mood for sneaking around. And it gets even better: You can currently get both predecessors completely for free.
I’m actually not a fan of stealth games at all – especially when they force me to sneak around. A game in which I constantly creep around as a small and fragile goblin sounds like the last game I want to play.
However, although the Styx games do not appeal to me on paper, I have always been very fascinated by them. With the Steam demo of the latest game, Blades of Greed, that hasn’t changed – I’m back in the stealth fever.
The fact that I like the Styx games so much has two reasons: Styx himself and the atmosphere of the game world.
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Styx: Blades of Greed – The stealth game with the sneaky goblin now gets a demo on Steam
Fantasy world like out of Warhammer – and you are a nasty Goblin
Styx doesn’t just make stupid jokes but is a really nasty character: He usually acts out of purely selfish reasons (even if not, he would never admit it) and is the king of sarcasm. In Shards of Darkness, the second part of the Styx series, the goblin even snaps at you directly if you dare to fail at a certain point – and I love that.
The goblin is delightfully nasty, and I can’t wait to see what he says or does next. Added to this is the fantasy world, which just feels unique. If I had to compare it with something, it would be with Warhammer.
The humans, elves, and dwarves of this world are not simply “the good guys,” but all have some dirt on their hands. In comparison, the orcs and goblins often don’t seem quite as mean.
Unfortunately, the biggest weakness of the series remains
Our nasty hooded goblin has various tools and special abilities to silently and stealthily eliminate enemies: You can poison guards, unleash clones on them, or control them with one of your new quartz abilities like a puppet and send them off a cliff. The stealth gameplay is thus beautifully diverse, even if the controls remain the biggest weakness.
Aside from some awkward camera angles when navigating tight spaces, the controls of the goblin in Blades of Greed are also not always as precise as they should be. This can be frustrating, especially when jumping and climbing. I would have expected more 9 years after the last game.
The fact that Styx: Blades of Greed still struggles with the weaknesses of its predecessors in the demo isn’t that important to me. Because the most important aspects for me – Styx himself and the atmosphere of the world – have once again turned out really well. I had my fun and will replay parts 1 and 2 before Blades of Greed is released.
If you want to give the predecessors a chance, there’s now an unbeatable offer: The Epic Games Store is currently giving away both Styx: Master of Shadows and Styx: Shards of Darkness. If you get the games by January 22, 2026 at 5 PM, you can keep them.
Batman does not only take place in movies with real actors. The Dark Knight has received several animated films. Here are the 10 best ones.
How did this list come about? Since we have to wait a bit for the next Batman movie, we wanted to give you some tips from the extensive animated catalog of the Dark Knight in this list. For this, we selected the 10 best ones based on IMDB ratings and present them to you in this ranking.
Animated films that revolve around the Justice League, or those in which Batman and his villains play only a minor role, have been omitted.
If you have a hidden gem that is totally underrated, feel free to let us know in the comments. A general Batman ranking from MeinMMO author Christoph Waldboth can be found here: 13 Movies about Batman ranked – Which is the best?
Honorable Mentions:
Lego Batman: A great Batman film that we exclude from the list due to its style. It is funny and respectfully mocks the Batman mythos (IMDb: 7.3 with over 189,000 ratings)
Batman Ninja: Batman Ninja is like Batman living in an anime world. The action is absurd, exaggerated, and quite colorful. (IMDb: 5.6 with over 23,800 ratings)
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: As the name suggests, the Dark Knight meets the legendary turtles here. But it’s not just the heroes teaming up. (IMDb: 7.1 with over 13,000 reviews)
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In Batman and Mr. Freeze: SubZero, the hero must save an ally from the villain
10. Batman and Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Release year: 1998
Batman and Mr. Freeze: SubZero takes place in the universe of the popular animated series of the Dark Knight, which aired between 1992 and 1995. As the title suggests, Batman must confront his old adversary Mr. Freeze in the film.
In the film, Mr. Freeze kidnaps Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) to save his frozen wife through a transplant. Batman, along with Robin, must prevent this. Mr. Freeze is a tragic villain who only wants to save his wife. But he uses villainous methods to achieve this.
On IMDb, the film has a rating of 7.1 out of 10 based on over 19,700 reviews.
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Gamers can be persistent and resourceful. This is proven by a user who now shares his story. He can no longer play one of his favorite games on Steam due to a disability and decides to quickly create a solution himself.
What has the gamer shared? The user ChipsAhoiMCCoy writes in his Reddit post from January 15, 2026, that he is annoyed about not being able to play Terraria without vision. He was not born blind but lost his eyesight at some point. This led him to decide to create an accessibility mod for Terraria himself.
The user claims to have no experience with coding. But with the help of the AI tool Claude Code, he still managed to do it. It cost him several sleepless nights, but in the end, a satisfactory result came out.
How students utilize AI for their own advantage and steal sensitive data from individuals, you can see in the following video:
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Audio cues and voice narration are game changers
How does the mod function in-game? The creator of the mod explains in a comment on the post how the mod works. He links in the original post to a test recording of himself, in which he presents the functions of the modification.
The NVDA screen reader is supposed to read out in-game text passages, menus, displays, and conversations during gameplay so that users can orient themselves. Additionally, the mod is said to support gamepads and even an experimental mouse and keyboard mode.
Moreover, features like audio cues for movements, NPCs, crafting, housing, and building modes are intended to simplify gaming for players. Warning signals in the form of increasingly loud beeps from enemies, depending on their distance from the player, are also claimed to be implemented.
How is the mod received? The post has now gathered over 2,600 upvotes (as of January 16, 2026), and there has long been a Discord server for the project, where players can ask for tips and tricks. The community has welcomed the post positively:
Gaming-Burrito says (via Reddit): „That’s so cool. Thank you for making this mod that enables even more players to enjoy this wonderful game.”
Dangerous_Excuse4706 writes (via Reddit): „Inspiring. Truly inspiring … When faced with adversity, we can grow the most.”
KubosKube explains (via Reddit): „I hate LLMs, vibe coding, and generative AI with a passion. However, this mod is the only and perfect use case for such a tool.”
This shows that the community can solve problems, even when no one believes in it. But not only in the help area are mods being created every day. Compared to the accessibility mod for Terraria, there are also rather funny mods, such as in the new game Hytale: The first mods make Hytale uglier than before, and are well received immediately.
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There are mistakes you should avoid in Pokémon GO. This is something a trainer had to realize, as he reported on Reddit.
If you are on the hunt for rare monsters in Pokémon GO, then the 3 legendary Galar birds should be familiar to you. You can only find them if you use the daily adventure incense. Accordingly, they are quite rare – especially the shiny variants.
It is all the more frustrating when you encounter such a specimen and cannot catch it. This is exactly what a trainer reports. The reason for the failed catch is not only annoying, but also avoidable.
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“Has anyone ever recovered from something like this?”
What happened to the trainer? As the trainer reported in his post on Reddit, he took a walk to use his daily adventure incense. During this walk, he noticed that the battery of his smartphone was now only at 3%.
Since he was almost finished with his round and was just about to get home, it didn’t bother him much – until suddenly a Galar Zapdos appeared. When he clicked on it, he realized it was even a shiny.
Although the legendary shiny birds cannot flee, he decided to use a master ball. Using other balls could have taken some time that he didn’t have due to his low battery.
However, he did not get to that: at the moment he wanted to select his master ball, a message already appeared on his smartphone indicating that the battery level was very low and his smartphone was about to shut down. According to him, the touchscreen was already unresponsive at that moment. He could only take a screenshot. The Zapdos was gone.
What does the trainer say about it? The trainer himself comments on his story as follows: “I stood there and stared at my own reflection on the dead screen for five minutes. Has anyone ever recovered from something like this? Because I think I’m at my end.”
What does the community say? Besides sharing their own experiences and some mockery, the community also shares some tips to help the trainer avoid such situations in the future.
“With Android, 5% and lower haven’t been ‘real’ 5% for way too many years. You drop from 10% to 5% within an hour, but the last 5% last 5 seconds or sometimes maybe a minute,” writes Hinote21
“Hopefully this never happens to you again, but I have salvaged the situation a few times by simply locking my phone until I could charge it. Of course, you might not have had the opportunity to do so, but keep it in mind for the future,” notes 2007pearce
“I’ve gotten to the point where I take my power bank and a charging cable with me on all my walks,” reports Narei
“I don’t want to be mean, but you brought this on yourself. At that battery level, you have to expect disappointments,” says Vegetable_Wafer_6581
To avoid getting into such a situation, you should always remember to charge your battery and, if possible, take a power bank with you on your catching trips. Another trainer took this advice to heart and was able to successfully complete a rescue mission for a shiny in Pokémon GO under the most unfavorable conditions.
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As in Minecraft, fans should also be able to create or install mods in Hytale, but the game is still fresh. Many adventurers are wondering where they can find the mods to activate them. That’s why you will find all the important information about modding here.
Where can I find mods? If you want to install mods, currently your best option is the mod site “CurseForge“. At release, the developers of Hytale entered into a partnership with CurseForge and integrated modding functionality directly into the new block game.
But we can reassure you: You don’t need to download a launcher for your mods. Instead, it’s enough to download the desired mod from CurseForge and put it in the right folder. How to do that, we will explain to you now.
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How to install mods in Hytale
How do I install mods? You have two options for installing mods:
Use the CurseForge launcher and let it do all the work
Download your mods manually and place them in the right folder
If you want to use the launcher to manage your mods, you should proceed as follows:
Install the standalone launcher from CurseForge (not the one from Overwolf, as this only fills your PC with ads).
Log in as a guest.
Now install the mods you want.
Now press “Run Game” at the top of the launcher to activate the mods.
Now start Hytale and right-click to open the menu of your world.
Now you can activate or deactivate the mods on the left side of your menu.
If you are not interested in a launcher and prefer to manage everything yourself, you should proceed as follows:
Find the mods you want and install them manually on your desktop.
Press the orange arrow on the right side of your screen.
Now open Hytale and choose your world.
Right-click to open the menu of your world, then click the “Open Folder” button at the bottom of your screen.
Now the file path of your game world will open.
Important Info: If you only want the mods in the currently selected world, you can put the mods in the “mods” folder.
Now click on “UserData” in the file path.
Now place your mod in the “Mods” folder.
Now you can select your world with a right-click and activate or deactivate your mods before spawning.
With these steps, all mods will be activated for every available or future-created map.
Can I be banned for using mods? No, because you are not playing on the developers’ internal server. These servers are often hosted by other players. However, if you cause trouble in these worlds, the server admins can exclude you and thereby ban you.
That was all the important information about mods in Hytale. Do you still have difficulties setting up your world or could our guide help you? Apart from mods, the new block game will also surprise fans of Minecraft with innovations. What to pay attention to at your start, you can find out here: Hytale: 7 tips for getting started that will prepare you for the game
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In Hytale there are horses that can greatly facilitate traveling through the world, but like in real life, these animals are shy. So, if you’re not careful, you can quickly lose your mount. We show you how to keep your steed with you and tame it.
Update, February 18, 2026: The article has been updated with the new information from the taming update.
Taming horses – Here’s how: To own a horse, you must tame it. Without taming, the horse will not recognize you as its owner and will flee from you in fright every time. Therefore, it is no surprise that fans of Minecraft are now also trying to tame their mounts in Hytale.
Look at the speech bubble to find out what food your horse needs
Equip the food and press “F” again
Your horse has now been tamed
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What has changed since the update? With the taming update, the tamed animals no longer run away from you. Before, it was necessary to get on horses, quickly park them in a stable, and then secure them with high fences. With the new feature, both the animals and your horses are friendly towards you once you have tamed them.
You can now mount and dismount without a saddle, without fear that your horse will flee immediately afterward. Your means of transportation remains with you and even looks at you.
These were all the current details about taming horses. Hytale has just launched in early access, and those new to the world of blocks will surely need assistance. Our MeinMMO author Johanna therefore provides you with tips that will ease your entry: Hytale: 7 tips for beginners to help you get started in the game
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The first major update for Hytale is coming and brings several changes that are intended to improve the game. One of them is particularly helpful.
What kind of update is this? The developers of Hytale plan to release the first major update for the Minecraft alternative between Friday and Saturday, January 16 to 17. Although the game has only been out for a few days, new content as well as improvements that Hytale desperately needs are already available.
The launch of Hytale was already a great success:
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New content and important improvements
What’s included in the update? The developers of Hytale have not yet published official patch notes, but in recent days, the head Simon “Hypixel” has made several comments about improvements.
Below the zone, there is another underworld where the dinosaurs are expected to spawn. However, for some players, the improvement in placing torches may be even more important. With the new patch, players should be able to easily place torches by right-clicking while holding them in their off-hand.
Also confirmed is a change to the sound effects that occur when mining. These are expected to be more rewarding to enhance the mining experience.
What else is to come? While the official patch notes are still awaited, the Hytale partner @HytaleNewsYT has posted a summary of the unofficial patch notes. It is unclear whether these will actually come to pass and how the list was generated. We have translated the list into German here and will exchange it for the official patch notes as soon as they go live. You can find the original on X.com:
Combat & Balance
More reliable melee hits
Burns/Lava adjustments + water extinguishes burns
Fire creatures are now fireproof
NPC/combat corrections + exploit fixes
Crafting & Items
Backpacks are easier and cheaper to craft
Workbench pulls from a larger chest radius (2x)
Faster processing of leather (-10 s)
Adjustments to the balance of food/agriculture
Corrections to the physics of dropped items
You can now place torches while wielding two weapons at once (except swords, which have priority with blocking).
Better lag handling + minor updates to the key mapping/user interface
Improved atmosphere/spawns in Zone 4 (sewer/volcano areas)
Villages/outposts/dungeons repaired
Overhaul of environmental damage
Earlier bedtime (–1 h 30 min)
Loot/animation corrections + minor interaction adjustments
Dinosaur added in Zone 4
Customization & Miscellaneous
New face/hair options (available only when the release version is released) + cosmetic fixes
Adorable secret new NPC added for creatives and modders
Commands / Server / Stability
Improvements to teleport/give/whitelist/ban
Network/authentication updates + stability fixes
With the first major patch of Hytale, the team demonstrates how they intend to proceed with development in the future. Many smaller updates are to be released continuously, just like in Minecraft when the competition was still in alpha. The very first patch of Hytale actually came shortly after the release: Hytale reaches 2.8 million players at release, fixes major issues with first patch
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The Twitch streamer Noway has reached the highest rank in League of Legends in the new season. He talked about his life and what it would look like if he had not become a content creator.
What would Noway have done instead of streaming? In a new YouTube video, the Twitch streamer talks about his journey before he really started on Twitch.
According to him, he had actually messed up his life with gaming, but later had great luck being able to work as a content creator. After finishing high school, he started his first degree. However, he was unhappy with this path and ultimately studied a different profession that could have allowed him to join the family business.
The second degree took a long time and he became what is known as a long-term student. Noway talks about 12 semesters, of which six semesters were the standard study period.
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Noway himself says that he only gamed during his studies and followed the strategy of bulimic learning. This strategy refers to short-term studying for an exam and then “spitting out” the information afterward, as it is no longer needed after the exam (brain-effect.com).
Afterward, the streamer says the following: “I could do nothing. I would be completely useless in the job market.”
Noway was really lucky
What happened to Noway? In the video, he also talks about how much luck he has as a Twitch streamer. After one of the biggest German LoL creators, Saitain, stopped, the LoL community needed someone new, and Noway was there at that time.
Riot also supported him and invited him to various LoL events even to America. His fans were, of course, also involved in his career. He explicitly mentions a viewer who supposedly donated 1,500 euros to him in one go. With that, he was able to pay his rent and continue streaming.
At that time, he earned, according to his statement, money through “typical student jobs” like stacking the counters of a bar or helping freshmen with math.
The Community Day in January 2026 at Pokémon GO is waiting for you. Chimpep is the Pokémon of the day. We will show you how to make the most of the event.
When does the Community Day start? The Community Day with Chimpep starts on Sunday, January 18, at 14:00. It ends at 17:00.
What does the Community Day offer? During the Community Day, you will encounter a specific Pokémon, in this case Chimpep, for three hours in the wild. It will also have an increased shiny chance. Thus, you have a great opportunity to catch the shiny Chimpep.
On top of that, there will be a whole range of bonuses. We summarize what they are and how you can make use of them here.
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Community Day in January 2026 with Chimpep – Starting Time & Event Bonuses
What? Community Day with Chimpep When? Sunday, January 18, 2026 – From 14:00 to 17:00 Exclusive Move: Instant Move Flora-Statue for Gortrom if you evolve it during the event or up to 4 hours afterwards Extra Move: Gortrom can learn the move Drum Beats starting from the event. Bonuses: – Increased shiny chance for Chimpep – Triple amount of Catch Stardust – Double Candy when catching – Double chance for XL Candies when catching – Incense lasts for 3 hours (not the daily adventure incense) – Lures last for 1 hour – Snapshot surprises with Chimpep – Field research with Chimpep
Bonuses until 21:00: – Lures attract Chimpep with increased shiny chance, which may also have a special background
Bonuses until 22:00 local time: – One additional special trade – 50% less Stardust cost when trading
Additionally, there will be a special Community Day box in the shop as usual, which is paid. It is optional; the previously mentioned bonuses also apply without the box.
How do I make the most of the Community Day with Chimpep?
Is Chimpep worth it? Chimpep’s final evolution, Gortrom, is a strong grass attacker, especially with Flora-Statue, making it even more interesting. The Pokémon also has a Gigantamax form. If you already have this, this day is a good opportunity to secure candies for it.
For collectors, the day is interesting, after all, you can secure a new shiny here.
What’s next? With the Community Day, more than half of the Pokémon GO January is over, yet more exciting dates are still to come. Among them, there is the Dive-Into-The-Depths event and a Buddy event. You can find the list of all exciting dates in the game as always here: All events in Pokémon GO in January 2026.
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Researchers have investigated how AI reacts when one is polite or rude. The experts found that AI performs better when encountered with rudeness. Their results partly align with other studies that explicitly warn against such behavior.
AI is now indispensable in many areas of life. However, researchers have now found in a study that chatbots like ChatGPT can respond to nuances in language. It can matter whether you behave politely or rudely in a conversation with a chatbot.
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AI works more accurately when you are rude, but researchers still advise against such behavior
What is this study about? Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have investigated in a study published on arxiv.org how AI bots handle certain requests. They varied the degree of politeness: from very polite to very rude. The goal was to find out how the chatbot responds to different language uses.
The experts found that the results are more accurate when one interacts rudely with the AI: While very polite requests demonstrate an accuracy of 80.8%, the accuracy for unfriendly requests is 84.8%.
Overall, the researchers also noted that “rude discourse” could have unintended consequences. As the study explains:
The use of abusive or demeaning language in interactions between humans and AI could negatively impact user experience, accessibility, and inclusivity, and contribute to harmful communication norms.
While poor treatment leads to better outcomes, such behavior would not genuinely be endorsed.
The researchers from the University of Pennsylvania also point out some limitations of their study, such as the relatively small sample size of responses and the fact that the study mainly relied on one AI model, ChatGPT 4o.
An earlier study by Stanford University already noted that artificial intelligence is sensitive to poor quality and certain language. Scientists found that LLMs (Large Language Models) are supposedly prone to “Brain Rot,” a form of permanent cognitive decline. The chatbots showed increased rates of psychopathy and narcissism when continuously fed with low-quality viral content.
In Hytale there is a lot to discover and try out. MeinMMO gives you tips for a relaxed start in the game.
Hytale gives you, at the start, similar to Minecraft, no great orientation options and you are left to your own devices from the very beginning. The game wants to be explored entirely by you, which can be a bit overwhelming at the start.
We have put together 7 tips that will help you keep track of the game and ensure a relaxed entry into the game. If you want to skim the list, you can also use our directory:
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Hytale shows 16 minutes of gameplay with the state from 2025, clarifying how exploring and fighting looks
Go to the Forgotten Temple first to unlock memories
One of the first things you should do in Hytale, after you have, of course, crafted a standard equipment, is to visit the Forgotten Temple. You can reach it by going through the portal. It is marked on your map from the very beginning with a symbol.
Don’t worry if you are not ready for a fight against the stone troll that lurks before the portal: You can simply run around it and jump into the portal.
The Forgotten Temple looks like a kind of paradise.
Here you will find a well from which you will have the opportunity to collect entries about creatures as you approach. You just have to get close to them, and a blue light will come towards you to unlock the entry.
When you interact with the altar in front of the Forgotten Temple, you can transfer entries.
The more memories you unlock, the more rewards you receive:
10x memories: 3x Decorative Chests and 2x Eternal Seeds
In Hytale, you have to cover long distances in order to explore the huge map. While you can sprint pretty fast, using daggers or the sword makes it even faster.
To do this, simply hold down the right mouse button, and you perform an attack that propels you forward well.
Health bars for enemies and other creatures
When encountering a strong enemy in Hytale for the first time, you quickly wonder in battle how much it can withstand. To find out, you can enable the health bar of enemies in the settings:
Settings -> General -> Show Entity Health Bars “ON”
With the health bar, you can see how much damage an arrow actually does.
Food gives you health and buffs
Although you don’t have a hunger display in Hytale, your health bar fills up once you eat something. You heal a piece of your health bar immediately, but you also activate the steady passive regeneration – at least for a while.
Different foods, however, have other additional effects. These can vary completely depending on the dishes and their preparation. It even makes a difference whether you prepare a food at the campfire or at a cooking station.
On the bottom left, next to your hot bar, you can see the effects that your food has just given you.
Blocking attacks is not just possible with a shield
In Hytale, you cannot dodge in battle unfortunately. But to be able to protect yourself from enemy attacks, you can build a shield.
However, if you don’t have the materials for that yet, you can block with your weapon. If you attack simultaneously while blocking, you parry attacks and can strike back at the same time. This naturally consumes stamina.
Ovens and campfires have a queue
If you are busy somewhere else for a longer time and want to smelt your ores in the oven meanwhile, you can use the “queue” in the oven. The oven allows you to throw up to two ores into it at the same time.
The ore on the left will be smelted first.
Permanent light with the left hand
If you want to save resources for torches, you can simply use your left hand. When you are in your inventory, you can just place a torch in your left hand, allowing it to provide you with permanent light. This is great for cave exploration when you don’t want to place torches everywhere but still want to see something.
On the left, you can see the wheel where you can choose the slot for the item.
More tips at a glance
Unlock all workbenches as soon as possible so that you have an overview of all craftable items.
When crafting at workbenches, you access the contents of the chests, so you don’t have to have the necessary items in your inventory.
Destroy the bottom side of a tree to dismantle the entire tree instantly.
How do you find the game Hytale so far, and do you have tips you can share with other players? Let us know in the comments! If you need more tips, we have an article for you with all guides for the game: Hytale: All Guides, Tips, and Lists for the Game
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The weekend is just around the corner and may also be much too short for you. Nevertheless, to help you binge-watch a complete anime that is worth it, MeinMMO gives you 5 recommendations.
What anime are included in this list? In this list, you will find anime that have a maximum of 13 episodes. Since each episode is about 20 minutes long, you can binge-watch the complete anime in just over 4 hours, which is quite feasible over a weekend.
Additionally, we provide you with a reason why these anime have the perfect mood. It would be disastrous if some of them had fewer or more episodes.
Erased – The City Where I Don’t Exist
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Supernatural
Episodes: 12
Where to Stream? Crunchyroll
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Erased: Trailer to the mysterious anime drama
What is it about? Satoru is a failed manga artist who possesses a strange ability. Whenever a catastrophe occurs, time rewinds for him by a few minutes. This allows him to prevent any catastrophe.
However, when his mother is murdered, his ability sends him a full 18 years back into the past. Satoru finds himself back in elementary school and must prevent a series of murders of his classmates, which is the key to saving his mother in the future.
Why is the length perfect? The anime thrives on the fact that viewers can speculate who the murderer is and when they will be caught. Once the mystery is solved, the tension is also gone. If the series had been extended to even more episodes, the excitement would have diminished.
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The developers of ARC Raidershave released statistics for the event “Cold Snap.” Players are taking the opportunity to thank those who spread the most joy.
What kind of statistics are these? These relate to “Cold Snap,” the recent event in ARC Raiders. The event wrapped the game world in icy cold and added both new quests and items. Cold Snap started on December 16, 2025, and ended on January 13, 2026.
Among other things, players were able to throw snowballs, play music on instruments, and collect so-called Candleberries during this time. Fireworks and firecrackers were also present.
The Embark Studios, the developer team behind the extraction shooter, have now published numbers for the event. You can read these in an X post from the devs. The numbers reveal: Some have taken their new role as a bard very seriously, and snowballs were deadlier than expected.
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ARC Raiders zeigt im Launch-Trailer, wie der Kampf Mensch gegen Maschine aussieht
“Hats off”: Community thanks the bards
What the numbers say: A total of 108 Raiders played instruments for over 20 minutes uninterrupted. On X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit, the community is now thanking these bards who brought joy to their lobbies:
“Hats off to those 108 Raiders”, writes Trading Aloha on X.com
“Big ups to those 108 raiders who played a musical instrument for 20 minutes straight! You brought the most Candleberry cheer!” says RallyPointAlpha on Reddit
That ARC Raiders is preferred by many players as PvE despite its PvP aspect is also shown by the low number of players who were knocked out by snowballs: Only 91 Raiders fell victim to them, compared to 10,577 ARCs knocked out by snowballs.
“I didnt even know they dealt damage lol”, writes user KaijuCorpse on Reddit regarding the snowballs. At least according to a wiki on ARC Raiders, they only do 1 damage per hit – so many players remained quite persistent in taking down the dangerous machines with them.
The following statistics were also shared by the developers:
Players ignited nearly 3 million fireworks and threw 9.2 million firecrackers
In total, players extracted 179 million Candleberries and served 1 million Candleberry banquets
The cold on the maps caused players to go down 3.5 million times
The community connection is one of the greatest strengths of ARC Raiders. Players much prefer to collaborate rather than fight each other – although the game allows for PvP. However, those who still want to shoot at others should be careful about how they go about it: A player from ARC Raiders starts a fight in the wrong lobby and regrets it immediately
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Bungie has shown the 7 classes of Marathon and there’s something for nearly every gamer – even for solo players and loot goblins.
New info on the Runner shells: Bungie introduced the 7 classes of Marathon in a video. Each of these so-called Runner shells comes with different abilities, all targeting a different playstyle – and some of them actually look really exciting.
Overall, there is a suitable class for nearly every type of player, including strong attackers, medics, and the stealthy assassin. There’s also something for solo players.
Here’s a quick overview:
Destroyer: A combat specialist equipped with a shield, rocket systems, and engines for improved mobility.
Assassin: The stealth class of Marathon. Can deploy synthetic smoke and become invisible.
Recon: The reconnaissance specialist who can discover enemies with echo pulses and tracker drones and track them using holographic footprints.
Vandal: The class for movement fans. It uniquely has a double jump and can slide further. It also possesses a “recoil cannon,” capable of launching enemies out of their cover.
Thief: The loot goblin: Can activate a visor to see loot through walls and in addition, uses a controlled butterfly drone to locate and retrieve loot. It also has a grappling hook.
Triage: The team’s medic has drones that heal you, as well as a sort of defibrillator ability to revive downed teammates faster. It also has abilities to strengthen you or your teammates in combat.
Rook: The class for solo players allows you to join a running match. However, you cannot bring your own gear with the Rook but receive a starter kit. The class has a ability that prevents NPC enemies from considering you hostile, so they won’t attack.
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Developers of Marathon introduce the game characters in the video
A class to annoy your opponents as a loot goblin
My highlight of the presentation is the “Thief,” which Bungie itself refers to as the perfect class for loot goblins. It comes with a range of abilities that can be really strong and annoying.
The Thief can activate a sort of wallhack, allowing you to see loot and enemies (!) through walls for a short time when they are in your line of sight. Additionally, the class has a flying drone that you have to control yourself to steal loot from living enemy players and NPCs. To do this, you shoot a rope at your target and pull the loot from their inventory. Afterwards, you can pick up the dropped items with the rope, take them to your runner, and pocket them yourself.
I really want to test the Thief and find out how well stealing loot from other players works and whether the wallhack can be effectively used in combat. But I am also sure:
If I enjoy the abilities of the Thief, I will hate playing against another Thief.
Being able to see opponents through walls is always ridiculously strong in shooters and thus very annoying when playing against such a class. That the drone can steal your loot is equally interesting and frustrating. Recon drones are often powerful gadgets, without them stealing my valuable loot.
The Thief is not the only class that concerns me, even though it looks cool at first glance. Several of the Runner shells have abilities that have already emerged as frustration factors in other shooters. Such as the futuristic riot shield of the Destroyer.
Many players of games like Call of Duty, The Finals, or Rainbow Six: Siege would probably agree with me when I say: “Ugh, I’m not up for that at all.” Adding to this is the rocket system on the shoulders of the Runner that fires heat-seeking rockets at enemies. Whether it’s Battlefield or Overwatch (yes, I’m thinking of you, Pharah), I hate it when someone shoots me in the face with a rocket launcher.
The invisibility of the assassin could also frustrate many players. I was never a fan of such abilities even in Halo, but particularly in Overwatch I’ve learned that many players hate invisibility in their opponents. Especially in lower ranks, Sombra is almost constantly banned.
The 3rd episode of Jujutsu Kaisen has aired and received a rating of 7.7 out of 10 on IMDb. This episode performs worse than the first two episodes. According to fans, this is due to the new generation of anime viewers.
How was the third episode received? On IMDb, the episode scores 7.7 out of 10 possible points with around 1,500 votes. This is not a bad score, but it is significantly lower than the first two episodes. Episode 1 is rated 9.2, while episode 2 still holds an 8.8.
The episode is extremely dialogue-heavy and serves as an information provider for the viewers. This is due to 3 special explanations:
Tengen reveals the true plan of the antagonist. He becomes a significant threat to the humanity of Japan.
Furthermore, the rules of the Culling Games are explained. There are many specific rules for this deadly game that all need to be clarified.
Additionally, Tengen reveals how to free Gojo from the prison cube. Two conditions are required for this.
There is little action, which enhances the contrast to the previous episodes. The first two episodes featured extreme battles, which is why the current episode is received poorly. A user on IMDb jokingly titles that the episode could have been “an email”.
The visual aspects are positively highlighted, but the rules of the Culling Games are confusing and in terms of excitement, it is a true snooze-fest. One user on X finds this too much and condemns an entire generation of anime viewers for it.
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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 – Trailer for the upcoming Arc “The Culling Game”
Anime fan condemns an entire generation
What is the issue? As the fan writes, he is not surprised that the episode is rated a bit lower. For him, people are incapable of liking, appreciating, or even watching an episode if there are no fights.
The problem lies for him with an entire generation that mostly does not even bother to understand or read. He refers to the younger viewers, often called Gen Z or TikTok generation.
This generation is accused of having a shorter attention span, which may lead them to find an episode without fights more boring.
Moreover, Jujutsu Kaisen features a complex power system that might not be easy for younger viewers to understand.
The Culling Games arc is considered one of the most complicated storylines in the manga. Many viewers might simply be confused by the many rules.
The user believes that a score of 7.7 is generally a good score. However, he finds it a bit too low for this episode.
How do others defend themselves? A viewer reveals why the episode was so boring for her. She already knew the story from the manga and found it frustrating to receive a bunch of information that she already knew.
In 2026, a new real-time strategy game set in the world of Warhammer 40,000 will be released, titled Dawn of War 4. The developers aim to return “to the roots” with the title, especially by incorporating the feature that made Dawn of War stand out in the genre: Sync Kills.
What is this feature?
In Sync Kills, individual models in a battle fight against each other. When two units clash, one-on-one duels occur – with unique kill animations for each possible combination, as each faction from Dawn of War has completely different units.
So far, no other strategy game has had Sync Kills to the extent that Dawn of War did. Now Dawn of War 4 is in the works and aims to expand this feature further.
This is how Dawn of War 4 makes Sync Kills even better: Developer King Art from Germany wants to build on the success of the first game with Dawn of War 4. Especially among fans, the original Dawn of War – which now has a remaster – is considered the best entry in the series.
In a new video on YouTube, Combat Director Thomas Derksen explains that a lot of work is going into the kill animations for Dawn of War 4. This is mainly because there are so many different scales of units:
There are these size differences, we call them “Power Levels.” Some Power Levels overlap, but not all. For example, a Gretchin can never fight against a Dreadnought, as another Dreadnought could. You need to find actions that work for both Power Levels. I think we have four Power Levels in total.
For instance, there are a series of actions that only a Terminator can perform against another Terminator, as they do not fit any other unit. In the video, you can see some animations of a few Ork Gretchins climbing on one of the Dreadnoughts still serving in death and hacking away at him. It’s hard to imagine this with Necrons.
Instead of just having Sync Kills, Dawn of War 4 aims to introduce a “Sync Combat,” something that “no other RTS has ever done before.”
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Suddenly, the strongest Primarch from Warhammer 40,000 appears in the new story trailer for Dawn of War 4
Dawn of War 4 wants to return to its roots while exploring completely new paths
The idea behind Sync Combat is to make one of the unique features of the first Dawn of War even more pronounced. However, King Art goes even further and brings something to the RTS that has not been present in any Warhammer game in this manner before: a playable Primarch.
Lion El’Johnson appears in the campaign and will have his own set of animations, as Derksen explains in the video. Space Marines themselves are already something special, as they look like humans but fight differently, and a Primarch will be on a much larger scale with a wilder fighting style.
For players, all of this will be somewhat more demanding, as the individual chaos will make it necessary to better “read” the battlefield. You need a good overview to see what exactly is happening.
So far, we know that four factions will be playable at the release of Dawn of War 4: Space Marines, Orks, Necrons, and the Adeptus Mechanicus, a complete novelty in the series. Recently, the Orks received an impressive trailer.
The performance of Monster Hunter Wilds is, as is well known, a problem. A Reddit user put forward a theory about an absurd bug and says he wants to fix it himself if Capcom does not act.
What is this absurd bug? The Reddit user de_Tylmarande wrote a post claiming that Monster Hunter Wilds would run at a higher FPS if you had purchased more DLC.
He says he discovered that Monster Hunter Wilds performs an aggressive DLC check, which significantly hurts performance if you own none or only a small portion of the game’s 190 DLC items. He ran his tests in one of the game’s hubs, an area where many players are present at the same time.
In an update to his post, the user wrote: “This wasn’t intended by [Capcom] it’s simply a bug in the code.”
Experts confirm the bug
Who confirmed the bug? The bug was reportedly confirmed on the forum resetera.com. The user TeenageFBI said he received a marketing email from Digital Foundry, the experts known for technical analyses of video games.
In the email, Digital Foundry allegedly wrote: “First, we’ll be looking at the latest drama surrounding the PC performance of Monster Hunter Wilds and the supposed CPU load caused by DLC checks. Yes, it’s true, and we have the numbers from our reliable entry-level PC with a Ryzen 5 3600.”
The ResetEra user adds that Digital Foundry plans to discuss the topic in their next podcast.
The player wants to fix the bug himself if Capcom doesn’t
How does the player plan to do that? In his Reddit post about the bug, de_Tylmarande writes that he used a custom mod that could trick the game into thinking he owned the DLCs. This allowed him to confirm his theory and he even found that FPS increased the more DLCs were “owned.”
If Capcom does not fix this DLC bug, the player says he intends to finish the mod and release it as an open-source project. Open source means the mod’s source code is publicly viewable and can also be used by anyone.
