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Pokémon GO: All Events in May 2026 – Dates in the List

Salanga from Pokémon GO is not only found in deserts, players report alternative catching locations

Competitor steals the best mode from Path of Exile, proves in the new trailer how good it looks

What does the community say about this? The community is sure that there are 2 concrete hints in the short trailer. Some of the comments under the Facebook video include:

I just listened to it, it is definitely the sound of Kindwurm, and in the description of Kindwurm, it says: ‘Its steel-hard head can smash boulders,’ which also happens in the clip., writes user Dan Hobbs
To me, it sounds exactly like Kindwurm, just compare these sounds to those from Pokémon GO., comments Chris Piggin
It’s Kindwurm, click on Kindwurm in the game, it has the same sound., says Jonathan Gonzalez

What do you think about it? Do you also believe that this must be Kindwurm? Are you looking forward to this Community Day Classic? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments. If you want to know which events await you in March 2024 in Pokémon GO, you will find that information with us.

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Players warn in Last Epoch: Do not trust the best builds on the leaderboard, they all lie

Benedict Grothaus 18. March 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

Some users have looked at the builds of the best players in Last Epoch and are now wondering: How is that even possible? What is supposedly being played can’t possibly work. Now fans explain: The top players are allegedly cheating so that no one can copy them.

What kind of builds are these?

Last Epoch has a leaderboard in the endless arena, one of the 3 endgame activities of the game.
In the arena, the goal is to defeat as many waves of enemies as possible without dying. Our tier list of the best builds in Last Epoch is largely based on the arena.
Through the leaderboard, you can view the builds of the top players – but fans say this doesn’t help.

That’s why you shouldn’t trust the builds: A user pointed out on Reddit that the currently best build in Last Epoch actually can’t work at all. The basic idea seems to be a ballista falconer, but neither the skills nor the equipment fit somehow.

In the comments, other users point out the reason: the top players allegedly change their builds retroactively. They would reallocate their skill points and wear different equipment just so that no one can copy their builds.

One solution would be to take a “snapshot” of the build at the time of victory on the leaderboard and, additionally, to ban equipment changes during arena runs, as in Diablo 3. This way, a build cannot simply be changed retroactively.

One of the currently strongest classes is the runemaster:

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Last Epoch: The 40 Spells of the Rune Master in the Trailer

“Ignore the leaderboards. No build there is not exploiting bugs”

From other fans, there are darker forecasts: hardly any of the best players would be so high on the leaderboards without exploiting bugs or exploits. If you change the builds retroactively, you would get further with that.

This refers primarily to faulty synergies between items and skills that unintentionally multiply significantly. Eleventh Hour Games has already improved here in the past to at least fix performance issues.

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The developers have recently confirmed that they will nerf OP builds if they become too strong due to bugs. According to a survey, however, players are against nerfs if the builds are simply strong on their own.

In the community, however, the creed is that everyone can best build their own build. A few general tips or loot filters from guides are indeed helpful, but almost everything you can play is useful anyway. Even if some bugs have apparently gained popularity: You can currently build strong builds in Last Epoch that actually shouldn’t work: “Should be a talent”

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In the new movie on Amazon Prime, backwoodsmen hunt frightened women with bows

Schuhmann 18. March 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

Recently, the action thriller “Fear the Night” featuring Maggie Q premiered on Amazon Prime. Is it enough for a fun evening with popcorn and suspense? This is what MeinMMO author Schuhmann says.

This is the premise of Fear the Night: A group of childhood friends reunites for a lively gathering in a house in the countryside, far away from their normal lives.

The friends were once close but have since drifted apart. At the center of the group is a trio of sisters:

Rose wants to get married
Beth wants to ensure her sister has a great party and takes everything a bit too seriously
Tess is an alcoholic and a traumatized Iraq War veteran who appears perpetually annoyed at everyone and clashes with the other women.

Conflict is inevitable when Tess is asked what she’s up to today and introduces herself as “Mister Miyagi with tits”: She teaches self-defense at a school.

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Fear the Night German trailer

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As the blood alcohol level rises, the arrows come flying

How does the movie get going? After Tess annoys everyone with constant warnings that something is off, the party slowly gets underway and inhibitions lower as alcohol flows and the chef serves snacks while tearing off his clothes.

But soon, a group of masked men appears, starting to brutally kill the partygoers.

“Die Hard – at a Bachelorette Party”

This is the special aspect of the film: The most thrilling situation is the panic of the women as they realize the hopelessness of their predicament. Tess can only hammer into them, amid much resistance, that they have slipped from their normal and secure everyday lives into a life-and-death situation. Their typical response to Tess, to snap at her and isolate themselves, no longer works.

The scenes of the women immediately after the attack and the changed group dynamics are the best part of the film. Thankfully, the killers remain utterly inactive for minutes, giving their victims room for their group dynamics.

After that, Fear The Night turns into “Die Hard – but at a Bachelorette Party”, as Maggie Q takes charge.

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Is the film worth watching? For 90 minutes of action cinema, it’s sufficient if you’re into genre films. The action thriller is solidly crafted and has strong moments. It’s good comfort food, although at times you feel sympathy for the outmatched killers who act as if they’re trying to get stabbed.

How can you see it? Fear the Night is available on Amazon Prime. It is available in German.

More worth watching on Amazon: In a new thriller series on Amazon, a clever woman hunts brutal criminals

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Survival game with vampires is a hit on Steam, announces PS5 release and new features

Benedict Grothaus 18. March 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

V Rising has been a huge success since its release in Early Access 2022. The 1.0 version is scheduled to be released in May, shortly after the release for PS5 – exclusively on consoles. Even now, 2 years after its release, the game has over 6,000 players on Steam.

What kind of game is this?

In V Rising, you play a vampire who has lost his power and must regain strength.
During your journey, you build your own castle, hunt for blood, materials, and servants whom you can bend to your will with your magic.
V Rising is among the best survival games on PC and will soon be released on PS5.

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V Rising: The trailer for the 1.0 release of the vampire game

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When is V Rising coming out? The 1.0 release of V Rising is scheduled for May 8, 2024. The PS5 version is expected to arrive later this year, but there is still no specific date for it.

Since May 17, 2022, V Rising has been in Early Access and has been receiving patches and updates, even getting a major expansion featuring Frankenstein monsters.

With the 1.0 release, additional features will be introduced to the game, including:

a new zone, the ruins of Mortium
the final chapter of the story
endgame events
new enemies and bosses
new weapons
improvements for building, magic, and more
native controller support

A strong mix of combat and survival

On Steam, V Rising has already received a “very positive” rating with 88% positive reviews. What excites most players are the freedoms that V Rising offers. Especially the ability to build and shape real vampire castles and the different ways to engage in combat appeal to the players.

V Rising employs an isometric action combat system, somewhat similar to Diablo. Stunlock Studios, the creators, have previously worked on Bloodline Champions, which was acclaimed for that very combat system.

It is also well received that you get to play the “other” side of survival games. As a vampire, you are the threat and hunt humans. The night is not more dangerous but the only opportunity for you to go outside at all, as the sun burns you. In most games, it is the other way around.

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The biggest criticism is that the game requires a lot of grind. Mainly later in the game, you need a lot of materials to sustain yourself or expand further. Here, you need to tweak your server settings to save time – which is not possible in public games.

You can play V Rising either alone, in co-op on a local or rented server, or on official servers with others. However, the game relies on PvP, at least in many settings, which could particularly deter new players. Here you can find some tips: Can I still start with the new Steam hit V Rising now or will I just get beaten up?

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The new favorite game of your mom, Monopoly GO, is more expensive and more successful than you think

Schuhmann 17. March 2024 Reading time 3 minutes

The mobile game Monopoly GO was released on April 11, 2023, for Android and iOS. Since then, it has been nothing but a success story. In just 3 months, it generated revenue of 1 billion US dollars, as the developers proudly announce.

What makes the game so successful?

As the developer team Scopely stated in an interview (via gamefile), Monopoly GO is the casual mobile game that has reached the barrier of 1 billion US dollars in revenue the fastest. The brand achieved this in 7 months – Pokémon GO did it in 2016 as well, but that doesn’t count as a “casual” game. Thus, Monopoly GO is the most successful new mobile game of 2023.
Just 10 months after the launch and only 3 months after breaking the 1 billion US dollar mark, the game reached the milestone of 2 billion US dollars in revenue.
Perhaps even more astonishing: Monopoly GO cost the company 500 million US dollars in marketing and user acquisition, as much as PlayStation blockbusters like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 typically cost.

Mobile games often draw inspiration from board games: Even “The Game of Life” has been adapted into a mobile game:

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The Game of Life 2 is now available for PS4 and PS5 – Crossplay with PC, Mobile, and Switch

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What the developers say: The CEO of Scopely is enthusiastic about the success of the game. They worked on Monopoly GO for 7 years. Now the success curve is “nothing short of extraordinary.” This is owed to their talented team and passionate players.

8 million players log in to Monopoly GO every day. The “deep engagement” shows how talented the gaming developers are and how they manage to inspire players every day.

The key to the success of Monopoly GO is seen in the fact that they previously developed another game in Monopoly style that required more skill. But then Scopely decided that this “midcore” experience excluded too many players, and thus Monopoly GO was developed.

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Criticism: “Model Example of Predatory Capitalism”

What do the critics say? Upon the release of Monopoly GO, on May 1, a rather harsh review of the game appeared on “Destructoid“. It states:

Everything you know about Monopoly is present here, but the rules have changed enough that Monopoly GO is an even more ruthless version of the game in which you buy properties.

Monopoly has always been about capitalism and driving others to ruin. In Monopoly GO, players are encouraged to invite friends as soon as they log in.

The author from Destructoid then states that there are always opportunities in the game to rob friends. Many of those he robbed have since stopped playing Monopoly GO.

An article at Androidcentral also calls Monopoly GO a perfect example of “Cutthroat Capitalism” in mobile gaming, especially regarding monetization:

The game offers little gameplay, but has a “heavily monetized daily energy system,” plus players are bombarded with pop-up ads.
However, Monopoly GO is also well-designed and features a “fast, satisfying gameplay loop.”

On Google Play, Monopoly GO has a rating of 4.7/5 stars with over 1.8 million reviews.

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The background: Games like Monopoly GO illustrate why “gaming” statistics often seem so strange:

According to statistics, 46% of gamers worldwide are now female (via playtoday)
but only 6% identify themselves as gamers
The idea that gaming is primarily a male hobby is partly due to the fact that women statistically play more casual games like “Match-3” (Candy Crush) or farming simulators – games that are often looked down upon by “core gamers”.

Mobile gaming doesn’t have to be necessarily “casual”; there are now also several games for core gamers on iOS and Android, which are often criticized for their aggressive monetization.

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To truly understand Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, I would have had to play a failed mobile game and numerous spin-offs

Jasmin Beverungen 17. March 2024 Reading time 4 minutes

Anyone who has played Final Fantasy 7 Remake should be able to follow the story in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth quite well. However, MeinMMO editor Jasmin Beverungen quickly realized that she has numerous gaps in her knowledge – as she has overlooked the many spin-offs.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth follows Final Fantasy 7 Remake. The story seamlessly picks up from the finale of the first part and sends Cloud and his team into an open game world. To understand the story, the title provides a summary of the events from Part 1. So far, so good.

Since I had played the Remake just a few months ago and also checked out the INTERmission DLC shortly before the release, I felt well prepared. Thus, the experiences from Part 1 remained fresh in my memory, and I already knew who Yuffie was. I also watched a summary of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion. Therefore, I was well-informed about Zack’s past as well.

Who is speaking here? Jasmin Beverungen has played several parts of the Final Fantasy series. She has spent a lot of time in FF14, but also enjoys solo games like FF16, FF12, or FF3. After FF7 Rebirth, she can’t wait to continue with the third part.

But I had to find out that I was greatly mistaken.

During my playthrough, there were several characters seen that were not introduced in detail. There were flashbacks that left me with a big question mark on my face, and I had to research afterwards to find out who they actually were. In doing so, I came across a game that no longer exists today but provides the background for an important character.

The most important characters are visible in the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth trailer:

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – Trailer

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Failed Mobile Game is the Background of an Important Character

Throughout the game, Glenn Lodbrok appears repeatedly. He is a mysterious blond character who seems to be immortal. A flashback from the current Shinra president makes it clear: Glenn is already dead and has become a follower of Sephiroth, a grand villain. However, the scene conveys that the two know each other from somewhere – but where from?

After the game left me with numerous questions, I stumbled upon the mobile title Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-. The game was developed for the Japanese market in 2004 and was discontinued in 2018. There we learn that Glenn Lodbrok was regarded as the first SOLDIER and was shot by Rufus.

Glenn also had a bigger appearance in Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier. However, this game has also been discontinued – the servers were shut down on January 11, 2023.

There is still a way to at least partially catch up on the story: The mobile gacha game Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis combines the stories from Before Crisis, Crisis Core, and Dirge of Cerberus – about which I haven’t mentioned a word yet. However, not every player is into the gacha genre, and the events from The First Soldier are not relevant here.

But it doesn’t stop with Glenn Lodbrok: There are still some other characters like Nero and Weiss, of whom I have no idea who they actually are. This lack of knowledge didn’t take away my enjoyment of the game, but it did mean that I couldn’t follow certain cutscenes at all.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Glenn Lodbrok — Who is Glenn Lodbrok anyway? This is not really clarified in Rebirth.

A Compilation of Final Fantasy VII

The fragmented story seems to be intentional by Square Enix. In 2003, the company announced the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. This includes smaller projects that are part of the main story of Final Fantasy VII.

These include:

Advent Children (Film)
Last Order (Film)
Before Crisis
Crisis Core
Dirge of Cerberus
the Remake and Rebirth
The First Soldier
Ever Crisis

As you can see, it takes a considerable amount of gameplay time to really understand everything in Final Fantasy VII. If you want to know completely what is going on in the current trilogy, you need to invest about 67 hours (via HowLongToBeat). That’s how long it typically takes to play through or watch everything – not counting the trilogy itself.

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This fragmented structure reminded me of Kingdom Hearts. Even here, there are now so many spin-offs that I eventually decided to throw in the towel and stop following the series. I no longer enjoyed it because I couldn’t follow the story anymore due to missing important information from another game.

Fortunately, it hasn’t come to that with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth yet. I really enjoyed the story, and Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, and Co. have wormed their way into my heart. But I hope that the third part will take it easy regarding the knowledge from spin-offs.

When I put a video game in, I want to enjoy it without having to gather all the information from other titles as a hobby agent. I was expecting to need to know about the experiences from FF7 Remake and INTERmission.

That’s why I hope to enjoy the third part of Final Fantasy VII without any further background information. I am already looking forward to experiencing more adventures with Cloud and his friends.

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Players find evidence in Helldivers 2 that a new enemy faction is already involved

Schuhmann 17. March 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

In the current shooter hit Helldivers 2 (Steam, PS5), there are increasing hints that a faction from part 1, the Illuminati, will also appear in part 2. In clips on YouTube and reddit, players share their experiences. However, the game’s director explains this as propaganda: Blue laser beams are not real and cannot harm players.

This is the situation:

A few days ago, data miners found hints that an enemy faction from part 1, the “Illuminated,” will also appear in part 2. We reported on this on MeinMMO on March 12.
These Illuminated are a highly developed alien civilization that already appeared in Helldivers 1 as an enemy of the Over-Earth. Data miners found hints about enemy types such as Adept, Ghoul, Outcast, Pathfinder, or Summoner. In part 1, they could teleport and showed the gruesome visage of their tentacle faces.
Now, there are increasing hints that the Illuminated are already appearing in the game.

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Helldivers 2 Sign up for Duty trailer shows new mechs in the game

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Players Show Blue Laser Beams

This is what players say: On reddit about Helldivers 2, clips are now being posted from player experiences that show unexplainable blue laser beams apparently shooting from the sky and harming players, as well as bugs.

Players write: “Blue laser beams discovered.”

A veteran from part 1 writes: “No joke, these blue laser beams trigger post-traumatic stress for me.”

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However, there are also many players who believe the “Ministry of Truth” and dismiss the images clearly as propaganda and panic-mongering:

One says it’s just weather phenomena.
Another thinks they are “birds taken from an unfavorable angle.”

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Thus, they orient themselves towards the developers of the game. The CEO of the studio and creative director of Helldivers 2 declared: “Blue laser beams are not real. They cannot harm you.”

Well, that’s good then.

Even with flying bugs, there was a clear denial that such a thing existed.

Players find flying bugs in Helldivers 2, but the CEO contradicts: “Everyone knows that bugs can’t fly”

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Palworld shows image of a new feature that gives you more control over your Pals

Schuhmann 17. March 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

Since the launch of Palworld, players have been wishing for a feature that has long existed in colony simulation games like RimWorld: A “management system” that assigns workers to specific tasks or prohibits them from other tasks. The community manager of Palworld has now hinted at such a system. A “Pal Management” system is set to be released with a future update.

What kind of feature is this? In games where you direct workers like RimWorld, Dwarf Fortress, or Going Medieval, such features already exist:

It is a management system through which you can instruct your workers precisely which tasks they should fulfill and which they should not.
This allows you to specialize individual workers and have them work according to their strengths.
One servant can then exclusively take care of food preparation, while another is expressly prohibited from even coming near the cooking pot.

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The developers of Palworld showcase the 1st raid

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Image in Discord promises new management system

This image now showed Palworld: The community manager Bucky recently showed an image in Discord.

The image shows 10 different Pals with their levels and a total of 13 different tasks. You can assign the Pals which tasks they should fulfill and which they should not.

In games like RimWorld, it is also possible in an expanded menu to assign clear priorities to tasks from 1 to 4. Also, tasks that are further left take precedence over tasks that are further right.

As Gamesradar reports, the management system is apparently linked to the “Monitoring Stand.” During installation, it should be possible to activate or deactivate the management system in the future.

When is it supposed to come? It is currently not entirely clear. However, the community manager hints that the management system could come together with the new raid boss to PalWorld.

He writes: “If you don’t confront Bellanor, enjoy some relaxing base management.”

We already reported on the 1st raid boss in Palworld on MeinMMO last Friday:

Palworld: You requested endgame content – Now there are details about the 1st raid

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Twitch streamer Asmongold will be your companion in Dragon’s Dogma 2 – Many do not want that

Schuhmann 17. March 2024 Reading time 4 minutes

The Twitch streamer Asmongold is set to become a companion character in the new role-playing game “Dragon‘s Dogma 2“. However, this has sparked some negative comments. Asmongold talks about being “canceled” again and feeling “more hated” than ever before. But at least Elon Musk supports him.

What is triggering the conflict right now?

The new role-playing game Dragon’s Dogma 2 published a tweet on March 15. Asmongold is set to become an “official pawn” in their game alongside many other people: these are the AI-controlled companion characters in the role-playing game.

Who had a problem with that? The discussion around the tweet mainly focuses on Asmongold. People wrote things like:

No one should use Asmongold’s pawn.
I will delete Asmongold from my damn game.
Asmongold is the guy who doesn’t even know how to play the game? I need to make sure to avoid his pawn.

Asmongold himself refers to a tweet in a video that asks:

“Is Asmongold not this racist, openly misogynistic, transphobic hypocrite who doesn’t even like the game? I will laugh so hard if he responds to his cameo by criticizing the character editor of Dragon’s Dogma for being so trans-inclusive.”

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Career and life of Asmongold in 3 minutes – What makes him special?

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Asmongold says: He is being canceled for being successful without showering

This is what Asmongold says: In a YouTube clip from one of his Twitch streams, Asmongold says he is being “canceled” and feels he has never been as hated as he is now:

I want to be honest, guys. The amount of attention I’ve been getting lately – EVERYONE is talking about me, EVERYONE is thinking about me. It’s more than ever before. […] I feel like what I’m saying isn’t that crazy.

Asmongold believes people hate him because he “does everything wrong yet is still successful.” He doesn’t shower, doesn’t want a job, is a jerk, and lives in his deceased mother’s house, yet is still extremely successful.

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What happened next? The next level of escalation reached the dispute over Dragon’s Dogma 2 when an employee of the consulting firm “Sweet Baby Inc”, Chris Kindred, commented on the subject of “Asmongold in Dragon’s Dogma 2” and said that Asmongold was an “active participant in a hate campaign.”

This led to even Elon Musk intervening in the discussion. He wrote:

Sweet Baby Inc is the evil plague of the gaming industry. Everything they do makes games worse and they try to cancel people. They cannot go bankrupt fast enough.

In response to the comment: Elon Musk surely watches Asmongold’s videos, he replied: “Funny and accurate.”

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Asmongold’s opinions become more radical and intense

The background: Asmongold polarizes much more than before, although he has previously “not showered” and was “very successful”. But his content has changed significantly over the last few years: Previously, he mainly streamed WoW and criticized Blizzard.

Especially since the trial Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard, he has become a reaction streamer and opinion blogger. Recently he also realized that he becomes increasingly successful and gets more attention the more radical and intense his opinions are.

It is no longer about looking at things from two sides, but rather there is a clear pattern recognition of “good/evil” and a lot of strong criticism is directed:

Gamers are good, intelligent, and normal – this also applies to game developers who are currently successful, such as Palworld or Helldivers 2.
Gaming journalists, game developers, and activists are corrupt, out of touch, and ideologically blinded.

While he indeed speaks to the hearts of many gamers and his original target audience, he oversimplifies and misrepresents some connections and intensifies them significantly. For this, he is often criticized:

He titled a video reaction to a WoW streamer “The War Within is already dead,” for which he was so heavily criticized that he had to change the title.
The discussion about the developer who doesn’t want to hire white employees, he misrepresented and called the developer “a senior employee of EA,” which she is not.

He is therefore accused by his critics of engaging in “ragebait”, meaning addressing topics he knows will outrage his viewers and further agitating this outrage through exaggerated representation.

The explanation: “People don’t like me because I’m successful but unshowered” is therefore surely incorrect.

In the past, Asmongold has repeatedly gone through phases where he was so controversial and had to deal with so much drama that he lost interest in Twitch and withdrew. Since June 2023, he has not been streaming on his main channel “Asmongold” but on Zackrawr, because the attention as Asmongold became too much for him. Currently, he seems to be quite comfortable in his role as “the center of the gaming world that everyone is talking about.”

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Afterwards, you’ll see The Silence of the Lambs with different eyes

Linda Knabe 17. March 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

In a new video, Marco from Nerdkultur talks about the film classic that probably everyone thinks of first when they hear the name Hannibal Lecter. You can find out the good reasons for this here.

Who is Marco Risch? Since 2015, Marco Risch has been uploading videos with news, reviews, analyses, and interviews about current movies, series, and video games on his YouTube channel Nerdkultur .

In his Podcast Nerd & Kultur, he chats every Sunday with his colleague Yves Arievich about topics such as Star Wars, Marvel, and DC. Together, they are part of the Webedia network, of which MeinMMO is also a part.

In a new video, Marco now discusses the classic “The Silence of the Lambs” and explains why hardly any other film could portray Hannibal Lecter as well:

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After that, you will see The Silence of the Lambs in a different light…

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What makes The Silence of the Lambs so special? Many probably associate this film with the brilliant portrayal of Hannibal Lecter by the actor Anthony Hopkins. However, Marco explains in his video why he is not solely responsible for the inaccessibility of The Silence of the Lambs, or why we specifically remember him.

In this film, you look directly into the eyes of Hannibal Lecter, and that through the eyes of Jodie Foster’s Clarice Starling. For example, her counterparts always look directly into the camera, breaking the fourth wall. However, she herself often looks slightly away. As Marco explains, this is a deliberate effect to allow you to see the story through her eyes.

The book adaptation already tells the story from her perspective, with short snippets of thoughts and internal monologues. However, it is all somehow from the narrator’s perspective and thus quite conventional. Unlike director Jonathan Demme, who, according to Marco, used a very unconventional method.

The film never really leaves the perspective of the young FBI agent. The camera follows her step by step and shows you how she perceives this male-dominated world, in which she has also been isolated from the very beginning.

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What makes Hannibal Lecter so special here? In his video, Marco primarily emphasizes that you don’t get to see Hannibal Lecter at first. Instead, you only hear stories about him, see through Sterling’s eyes, and have to leave the rest to your imagination.

Just that alone probably built up enough tension, but when the man actually steps into the frame, he is portrayed in a special way by Anthony Hopkins. For example, he improvised the remark about Sterling’s Southern accent, eliciting an authentic reaction from Jodie Foster.

The power dynamics between the two characters are especially supported by the set design. There is a glass wall between them instead of prison bars, and Hannibal almost towers over Sterling when she is seated.

In his video, Marco notes that Hopkins only has 16 minutes of screentime in the almost 2 hours. While that isn’t much, it was enough to leave a lasting impression. Marco points out that he actually never blinks in his scenes as a particular reason for this.

Because with his piercing eyes, this Hannibal Lecter always makes you a bit nervous and definitely ensures he remains memorable.

Why the sequel to Dune comes close to another film classic, Marco tells you in another video: Dune 2 is the new The Empire Strikes Back

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The developer is so rich that his new MMORPG on Steam is supposed to make the players happy

Schuhmann 17. March 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

The developer Andrew Gower has made so much money with his work on the MMORPG RuneScape that his new own MMORPG, “Brighter Shores”, is now supposed to focus entirely on the happiness of the players, he says in an interview. The new MMORPG Brighter Shores is set to be released on Steam in the third quarter of 2024.

Who is it?

Andrew Gower founded the now immensely successful MMORPG studio Jagex in 2001 together with his brother Paul and was the main developer of RuneScape for almost a decade.
In 2010, he left the board of Jagex and founded his own company “Fen Research Ltd.”.
In 2007, he was already considered a multimillionaire and one of the 700 richest entrepreneurs in the UK, with his fortune estimated at around £196 million at that time.

RuneScape and its retro variant “Old School RuneScape” are popular MMORPGs on Steam:

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Old School RuneScape – Trailer for the Steam Release

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MMORPG Developer Wants Many Players, Not Much Money

He says today: In an interview with GamesRadar , Andrew Gower introduces his new MMORPG “Brighter Shores”. He says:

We are in the fortunate position that we do not need external investors because I am able to finance the whole project myself due to previous successes. There are no external investors, no publisher, no one breathing down my neck, saying we need to meet certain targets.

According to Gower, he wants players – as many as possible. They should like his game. He misses leading an MMORPG and having many players enjoy his MMORPG.

Gower says he is focused on developing a game that as many people as possible will like – and not on making a lot of money. He hopes that this will lead to one thing or another.

How many are working on the MMORPG Brighter Shores? Currently, he has a team of 8 people, he could have paid more, but he wants to focus on a team that he can finance without external investors.

When the game is released and grows larger, the team should grow as well.

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What ideas does he have? As an idea for Brighter Shores, Gower has that players could automate some tedious content.

Players already do this in MMORPGs now and work with rubber bands on the controller or weights on the keyboard. Normally, MMORPGs would fight against such methods, but he wants to make this automation part of his game.

Those who want to can automate tasks like “forging 1,000 swords or chopping down trees” and then receive worse results than if they do it manually, but have something to look forward to when they log in.

Brighter Shores should encourage players to try out as many things as possible and will frequently change what the “most effective way” is to achieve a goal.

Gower sees Brighter Shores as a “more relaxed, fun” variant of MMORPGs, especially compared to RuneScape. It is supposed to be a game that one can play after a hard day to unwind and enjoy:

After 10 years of development: Creator of the cult game RuneScape presents new MMORPG that is set to be released on Steam in 2024

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There is a popular trend among Gen Z: They do not attend job interviews

Benedikt Schlotmann 17. March 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

Among young Gen Z people, a trend seems to be particularly popular: job ghosting. Survey data from a platform that interviewed applicants and companies shows that: 78% of all applicants intentionally ignored the employer.

What is job ghosting? In a job offer, both the employer and the applicant must be interested. If either party loses interest during the application process, ghosting occurs: the applicant promises to call back but never does.

According to survey data from a job application platform, ghosting in jobs is becoming more and more common. According to our colleagues from Xataka.com, this is a trend that is particularly popular among young people: among Gen Z.

Generation Z includes individuals born between 1997 and 2012.

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Ghosting among applicants is increasingly widespread

What data is that? The employment platform Indeed surveyed 4,500 companies and 4,500 applicants for its “Hiring Ghosting Report 2023”: 1,507 in the USA, 1,506 in the UK, and another 1,503 in Canada (via cloudfront.net). The results from the survey are surprising. Because the data shows what applicants and employers think of each other.

The Indeed platform has been conducting surveys since 2019 and sees clear trends toward “job ghosting.”

What do the data say?

78% of applicants report that they intentionally ignored employers in the past year.
Of those, 59% regret this step. However, 62% of applicants believe they would ignore an employer again in the future.
14% of applicants get a job, sign the contract, only to quit without notice on the first working day after receiving information about poor experiences from former employees.
70% of surveyed applicants believe that it is right not to follow up with an employer.
50% of employers also believe that the behavior of “ghosting” is justified.
However, 54% of recruiters also think that they bear some responsibility for the negative behavior of applicants, as they provide inadequate communication and transparency or put them through unnecessarily long selection processes.

“The job is too boring” is the main reason for job ghosting

Why do people suddenly quit? Many people in the survey cite the main reason for not showing up: the job is too boring or does not align with their interests. Insufficient salary or another job offer come as reasons only afterward.

Interestingly, the same questions were also posed to the companies. And the companies indicated that they assumed that people had received a better offer and then did not show up for the position they applied for.

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But there is another danger on the horizon for many jobs: chatbots like ChatGPT that are increasingly replacing jobs. A former employee of a company recently explained how she lost her job to an AI and what that means for her future:

A woman loses her job thanks to ChatGPT, as the AI costs less: “I became redundant”

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Why is Thrall in WoW actually green and not brown?

Benedict Grothaus 17. March 2024 Reading time 3 minutes

You know him as a war chieftain, shaman, and diplomat in armor or tunic: Thrall, the orc with the fate hammer and the iconic green skin. But why is Thrall in World of Warcraft actually green – and not brown, like his Frostwolf clan?

Thrall was born as Go’el in the Alterac Valley, far away from the shattered world where the green orcs actually originated. By the time of Battle for Azeroth, every player should know that orcs were originally brown, even if they don’t know the lore.

With Battle for Azeroth, Blizzard introduced the allied race of the Mag’har, the ‘untainted’, original orcs, to which Thrall’s parents also belonged: Draka and Durotan. Nevertheless, Thrall has a different skin color.

To answer the question very briefly: Thrall inherited his skin color from his parents – even though they also were not originally green, but had brown skin. However, there are some rather convoluted connections behind it.

Who is Thrall anyway? In case you somehow missed this or are diving into the lore only with Dragonflight: Thrall is probably the most famous orc in Warcraft. You meet him several times in the game and he has played a pivotal or at least important role in almost every expansion of the game. By the way, Thrall is voiced in the original by Chris Metzen himself, the lore god of Warcraft.

Here you can find a summary of the entire lore of World of Warcraft to date.

Thrall last appeared as an important mediator for the new expansion The War Within:

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World of Warcraft: The War Within – Cinematic Trailer

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Bad Blood: Why Orcs Become Green – Or Red

The first truly green orcs came into being through the blood of the pit lord Mannoroth. Under the guidance of Gul’dan, the famous orc warlock, orcs drank the demon’s blood. The first of them was Gromm Hellscream, the father of Garrosh.

The blood not only made the orcs green, but also clouded their minds. Their bodies became stronger, and the orcs themselves became wilder. Grom directly demanded the flesh and blood of Draenei after his drink to “satisfy” himself.

In the book “The Rise of the Horde” by the well-known author Christie Golden, there is a section about exactly this circumstance. Thrall’s parents, Draka and Durotan, were themselves Mag’har with brown skin.

Durotan notices how a young orc practicing the art of warlocks scrapes off some dry skin. Underneath is new, green skin. Many experts conclude from this: The sheer proximity to demonic magic is enough to color the skin of the orcs.

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Since Draka and Durotan were involved both in the construction of the Hellfire Citadel and in the opening of the portal, it is highly likely that a bit of the fel corruption at least touched Draka and possibly her unborn child, without completely transforming them.

But wait: Why are the orcs in Warcraft 3 first green and then red?

The skin color of the orcs is apparently influenced by the concentration of fel corruption that has permeated them. A little makes them simply green. However, there were orcs who then drank even more demonic blood or were otherwise affected by fel corruption.

The skin of these orcs eventually turned red, their will grew even weaker, their fighting spirit even greater. You can meet these orcs in the game on the Hellfire Peninsula as “Fel Orcs.”

In the cinematic for Warlords of Draenor, you see how an untainted Grom rejects the blood. The expansion explores what would have happened if the orcs had not allowed themselves to be corrupted:

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WoW: The Cinematic Trailer for Warlords of Draenor

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“Back to the Roots” – Orcs Become Mag’har?

For a similar reason, blood elves have green eyes, by the way. The originally mana-blue eye color of the high elves was turned green through the use of fel magic and dependence on it.

With the elves, it’s the case that they can regain their natural eye color if they are “clean” from demonic magic for long enough. According to theories, orcs would also have to stay away from demonic fel magic long enough to regain their natural skin color.

However, whether that actually works has not been officially confirmed yet. At least in WoW, it’s quite simple: You would just need to perform a race change from orc to Mag’har. How lore-accurate that is, is debatable…

There are fans who suspect that the fel corruption causes a genetic change. This means: Orcs who are once green remain green and only have green offspring. Thrall, a green orc, and his partner Aggra, a Mag’har, only have children with brown skin, which would contradict the theory. Then again, it is unclear whether our understanding of biology even works on Azeroth.

Thrall himself is not only known for his deeds, but also for his close friendship with the human mage Jaina Proudmoore. The former mistress of Theramore has her own moving story: WoW: “I always just wanted to study” – The story of Jaina Proudmoore

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Twitch streamer shows 4 hours of gameplay from Dragon’s Dogma 2 – Says ‘It’s legal, I have the receipt’

Schuhmann 17. March 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

The official release of the new role-playing game Dragon’s Dogma 2 is on March 22. But already a week before, the streamer JustIchor showed about 4 hours of gameplay on Twitch. That’s all okay, he said, but Capcom apparently saw it differently.

What’s the status of Dragon’s Dogma 2?

The release of Dragon’s Dogma 2 is on March 22. Before that, no gameplay of the role-playing game can actually be shown.
Although Dragon’s Dogma 2 has already been streamed for several hours on Twitch, only the character creation was shown, which is already possible in a version of the character editor. Gronkh has already accumulated 51,334 viewer hours with Dragon’s Dogma 2 and is the worldwide leader here.
However, gameplay has now appeared on Twitch, which should not actually be possible.

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Dragon’s Dogma 2 macht euch mit einer Klasse zum Meister aller Waffen

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Streamer shows game 1 week before release: “I have the receipt”

Who was streaming? The small streamer “JustIchor”(under 50 followers) already showed 4 hours of Dragon’s Dogma on Twitch on March 15.

He said: He bought Dragon’s Dogma 2 at his Walmart, has the receipt and is doing nothing illegal here.

However, Capcom apparently had a different legal opinion and interrupted his stream with a copyright claim: The content on the channel was removed at the request of the rights holder, it now says on Twitch.

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As Gamesradar writes, the streamer was repeatedly warned by viewers that what he was doing was a feast for Capcom’s lawyers. After all, he was showing more than had been visible in any showcase or demo, and Dragon’s Dogma 2 is one of the biggest releases of the year.

But the streamer was sure: He was on the completely safe side, with the receipt and everything.

Is the gameplay still visible? Some mirrors were uploaded – but apparently Capcom has worked overtime here and successfully deleted the almost four hours of gameplay from the internet so far.

Streamer has many more viewers than usual, but was it worth it?

Was it worth it for the streamer? Well, the streamer normally has about 4 viewers, but during the stream, he peaked at 1,438. Furthermore, he was able to quintuple his follower count from 45 to 208.

Whether this paid off for him will likely depend on whether there will be legal consequences or not.

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Spring Sale: One of the two best games of all time is currently only 1 Euro on Steam

Benedikt Schlotmann 17. March 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

The Spring Sale on Steam has started. Here you can get some real gems for just little money. Among them is one of the best shooters of all time. That’s why you should give Half-Life 2 a chance if you haven’t bought it yet.

Right now you can get The Orange Box with Half-Life 2 and other games for 0.97 euros. According to Metacritic, Half-Life 2 is one of the best PC games of all time and ranks second with 96 points behind Disco Elysium: The Final Cut. The game even scores 97 points.

Even today, Half-Life 2 remains one of the best games ever, as its story and atmosphere are unique despite its age.

Half-Life 2 is among the best games of all time on Metacritic

What is it? If you haven’t heard of Half-Life 2 yet: The shooter was released on November 16, 2004, and is one of the highest-rated games ever. While the game may be technically outdated today, Half-Life 2 is still considered a must-play for many gamers that everyone should experience at least once. In part 2, you also take on the role of Gordon Freeman and fight against the nasty Combine.

Do you have to play part 1? No, you don’t have to have played Half-Life 1 to play part 2. However, many fans recommend it to better understand the world and background of the game. Additionally, part 1 is also an excellent shooter.

What was the criticism of Half-Life 2 back then? By the way, there was a huge discussion at the time regarding the online requirement of Half-Life 2: Many complained that you had to activate your game online on Steam and could not resell it later.

Today, this fact hardly seems to bother anyone, as Steam, along with the Epic Game Launcher, is one of the largest providers of games.

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Pokémon Go: A player has great luck, catches one of the rarest Pokémon ever on Community Day

Benedikt Schlotmann 17. March 2024 Reading time 2 minutes

A player caught a very special variant of Pokémon Go with Sprigatito on Community Day. He probably won’t use this Pokémon, but he caught a real collector’s item that many other players will surely envy him for.

On Community Day, there are special chances related to a specific pocket monster:

On one hand, you can teach your Pokémon a special move.
On the other hand, the chance that you encounter the event Pokémon as shiny is increased.

The last Community Day on March 16, 2024, featured the popular Pokémon Sprigatito. And one player was especially lucky on the last Community Day: He not only found a shiny Sprigatito, but also one with particularly rare values.

Player finds rare Pokémon with no values

What exactly happened? A player reports on reddit that he caught a shiny Sprigatito on Community Day.

The player posted his catch and was initially disappointed that his shiny Sprigatito had no values. However, others quickly let him know how lucky his catch really was.

Because the player had the great fortune to catch one of the rarest Pokémon variants he could ever have caught – a “Nundo” or shiny Nundo. Players under the post explained to him that he had incredible luck.

What is a Nundo, anyway? A Nundo is a Pokémon whose IV values are exactly 0%. This makes these Pokémon extremely rare, but on the other hand, no one wants a zero-stat Pokémon on their team, as it isn’t really strong. Moreover, the combination of shiny and Nundo is even rarer since shiny Pokémon usually have higher values.

The real dream of every Pokémon player is the opposite, a “Hundo”: Because a “Hundo” has the perfect IV values. This means that attack, defense, and HP values are all at 100 percent.

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Pokémon GO: Raid day with Proto-Kyogre starts today – Here’s how to use it correctly

Paul Kutzner 17. March 2024 Reading time 3 minutes

Today marks the start of the Raid Day with Proto-Kyogre in Pokémon GO. We have summarized what is important and how you can make the most of the event.

When does the Raid Day take place? The Raid Day with Proto-Kyogre takes place today, on March 17, 2024. As is usual on Raid Days, the event will start at 2:00 PM and end at 5:00 PM.

What kind of event is this? During a Raid Day, you have the opportunity to challenge the featured Pokémon in numerous gyms throughout the event duration. This means that during this time, you have the chance to encounter and defeat many Proto-Kyogre in gyms.

By defeating Proto-Kyogre, you will have the opportunity to collect Proto Energy. Depending on how quickly the Pokémon is defeated, all participants in the raid will receive more or less Proto Energy.

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How does the Raid Day with Proto-Kyogre work?

How to get Proto-Kyogre: Once you have collected enough energy, you can trigger the Protomorphosis with Kyogre and thus obtain Proto-Kyogre. The Protomorphosis behaves like a Mega Evolution. If you successfully defeat a Proto-Kyogre, you will encounter a regular Kyogre at the end of the raid.

How much energy do I need for the Protomorphosis? To trigger the first Protomorphosis, you need 400 Proto Energy.

What bonuses are available during the event? During the Raid Day, the following bonuses will be active in the game:

An increased chance to encounter Kyogre in its shiny variant
5 additional raid passes when spinning the discs at gyms
The limit for remote raid passes will be increased to 20 (from Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 8:00 PM)

What is the best way to proceed on Raid Day? With the increased number of raid passes, the following sequence is suggested to make effective use of Raid Day:

Challenge and defeat Proto-Kyogre
Spin the gym disc to receive a new pass
Head to the next gym and repeat the process

How do I defeat Proto-Kyogre the fastest? Proto-Kyogre is a Water type. Therefore, Electric and Grass type attackers are very effective against this Pokémon. If you’re still looking for good attackers for the battle, take a look at our Proto-Kyogre Counter Guide.

If you’re with your friends on-site to complete the raids, be sure to use the team play function. This will give you an additional attack advantage.

Is Proto-Kyogre worth it? Proto-Kyogre is the absolute top Water type attacker for raids and gyms. So it’s definitely worth it if you go to battles regularly. The optimal attack combination is Cascade as a fast attack and Origin Wave as a charged attack. However, you need to use a Premium Charge TM to obtain Origin Wave.

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