Elden Ring had its premiere today for its first gameplay trailer for the upcoming DLC “Shadow of the Erdtree”. We were there live and report on the most important things you can see in the trailer.
What does the trailer show? The new gameplay trailer for the upcoming DLC “Shadow of the Erdtree” shows a new area that players will soon be able to travel to. It is another dimension where Miquella, one of the most powerful gods of Elden Ring, is causing trouble. Your task is to travel to this dimension and find out what plan the young god is pursuing.
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Elden Ring shows first trailer for the new DLC ‘Shadow of the Erdtree’
Challenging bosses and new items await you
What can we see in the DLC? In the upcoming DLC, you will be able to travel to a new dimension of Elden Ring. The new area is very similar to Limgrave but has a darker touch. In addition to many cut-ins from other sub-areas like a castle and a decayed forest, there are also images of armors.
The forestThe castle
In total, we could recognize four new armors in the trailer. Among them is one made of stone and one armor with a striking face mask and a mane.
A new armor with a strange maskSimilar to Havel’s armor from Dark Souls 1
But what would a DLC be without new bosses? The trailer shows plenty of monsters that can soon destroy players. From undead beings to abstract figures, everything is included. At the end, however, a humanoid boss is shown, who is likely to represent Miquella. He bears similarities to Malenia, his sister, and has the same red hair as she does.
When will the DLC “Shadow of the Erdtree” be released? The DLC is set to be released on June 21, 2024, and can already be pre-ordered. Those who pre-order will receive the special emote “Ring of Miquella” as a bonus.
How much does the DLC cost? The price of the DLC is €39.99 on PS5. A high price considering that other DLCs from FromSoftware have been cheaper. It remains to be seen how much content this DLC will offer to justify the price.
What do you think of the trailer? Are you already excited about the upcoming DLC and which armor will you grab immediately? Let us know in the comments!
Senior Narrative Designer Lula Lucent talked in the latest video on Youtube about what changes are planned for the main story quest of the MMORPG New World. With Season 5, the “Season of the Guardian,” there are supposed to be some changes.
What content is there with Season 5?
New story chapters
More challenges
More events
Revision of the main story
Due to the expansion “Rise of the Angry Earth,” some logic gaps and changes in the story arose, leading the development team to decide in the first year of the MMORPG to adjust the main story in multiple steps. With Season 5, the story will finally reach its final state and will be as the developers now envision it.
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These changes will be made to the story of New World
So far, some NPCs have been revised, who suddenly participate in certain missions or can be found in certain areas. Unfortunately, the team only had a limited time for this, which is why the developers had to fine-tune which content they wanted to change.
For Lucent, the process was complete chaos:
Take the best elements we already have, repurpose them, and lean into them. […] We knew where our penultimate storyline took place, Ebonscale. We knew where the absolute end would be, Shattered Mountain. I worked backwards, starting from our current locations and assets, and tried to give them life and meaning.
Lucent said that the narrative framework had to be approved by the team before the individual NPCs could be exchanged and resources requested.
An example of an upcoming change is Isabella and her vision of herself as the savior of humanity. The development team tried to portray her as even more threatening and in a more dominating position. Thanks to Rise of the Angry Earth, this revision is necessary.
Adiana Theron is also an NPC that will receive a revision. After the updates that were introduced after her first appearance, it makes no sense to involve her so directly in the main story.
The biggest revisions will be made to Ebonscale and Shattered Mountain. Here, the plot will be rewritten and NPCs will be swapped out. Some of them will be entirely new, while others will have been given a new role thanks to other content.
In general, the team made sure that the updates align even more with the expansion Rise of the Angry Earth. A fitting video about the expansion can be found here:
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New World: Rise of the Angry Earth – Trailer for the Expansion
When will the final revision of the main story come? New World will receive its final polish for the main story on March 12, 2023. Because on the same day, Season 5 “Season of the Guardian” will be released.
In Sony’s conference call, the Chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Hiroki Totoki, spoke about the developers of Destiny 2, Bungie, which Sony had purchased in 2022.
However, in December 2023, there were bad news about Bungie: Destiny 2 had lost many players, the development of the DLC was postponed by several months, employees were laid off.
Regarded by many as the low point of Destiny 2: The expansion Lightfall:
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Destiny 2: Lightfall – Launch Trailer
Sony boss praises the good employees
This is what the boss says about Bungie: According to PCGamer, the Sony boss said:
“I visited Bungie’s studios and had meetings with the management, and I saw the studio’s employees working with high motivation and showing great creativity and impressive knowledge of live service.”
But he criticizes the management
Now comes the negative part:
“Anyway, I felt that there is room for improvements from a business perspective regarding areas such as the use of business expenses and taking responsibility in development schedules. I hope to continue the dialogue and see good solutions.”
Bungie has never adhered to the schedule for Destiny
What does this mean? It doesn’t take much imagination to read two things: Bungie is too expensive and too slow. They spend money too generously and handle deadlines and schedules too carelessly.
These are two accusations that Bungie has been hearing from players for years: for how expensive the game is and how many people work on it, relatively little happens, and it happens slowly.
Even Activision Blizzard seemed dissatisfied with the output of Destiny: Originally, Activision Blizzard’s plan was for Bungie to release two expansions each year and even a new game every second year.
However, Bungie was never able to meet this tight schedule; they simply could not sustain such a high development pace and fell behind early on.
When Bungie then consciously decided against a Destiny 3, which was actually due in 2018 and was supposed to be released by 2019 at the latest, it was probably time for Activision Blizzard to terminate the business relationship. Now Sony is in charge and apparently not particularly happy either.
Let’s see if the boss’s announcement has any effect.
In November 2023, Bungie announced that many things were meant to be improved. The catch: the major hope has since left the studio.
Elden Ring has been on the market for almost two years now, and many Tarnished have since been waiting to learn more about the new DLC “Shadow of the Erdtree.” The wait is finally over, as the developers are revealing the first trailer for the DLC today.
Despite the sparse information, the developers have now announced that they will release the first gameplay video regarding the DLC. We will show you how you can be part of the reveal.
First Gameplay for the DLC – Here’s how you can watch the trailer
How can I watch? The reveal starts today, February 21, at 4:00 PM German time, but the stream including the preview will begin at 3:30 PM. The stream will start on YouTube at the following link:
According to the developers, the presentation will last 3 minutes and offer several subtitle options. It is not known whether only raw gameplay footage will be shown or if snippets of the story will also be revealed.
However, it is interesting to mention that the developers explicitly call the video the “First Trailer” on x.com. This could mean that the expansion is so extensive that FromSoftware needs several trailers to reveal all the new content or aspects of the DLC.
When is the release? Despite the announcement of the reveal, the developers still have not provided a timeframe for the release of the “Shadow of the Erdtree” DLC. We will have to wait and see if a release date will be announced after the trailer, but until then, we need to be patient.
Selling the wrong item can have catastrophic consequences in Baldur’s Gate 3. Because it can even lead to the death of beloved companions if one is not careful.
One of the most challenging tasks in Baldur’s Gate 3 is inventory management. With the huge amounts of loot one can find, you quickly become overloaded and often lose sight of what is actually important and what is just junk.
This also happened to a player who unfortunately sold a “little” item, resulting in him having to permanently bid farewell to a companion.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 is coming to PS5 – Trailer prepares for console release
What item was sold? The item in question here is the Spear of Night. You receive it during Shar’s trials. If you have Shadowheart with you, she even clearly points it out. This spear is necessary to perform the ritual that Shadowheart feels called to.
The user Katyamuffin revealed on the Baldur’s Gate 3 subreddit that this spear has already ruined his game save for the third time. He sold the spear to a demonic trader, who soon after closes his shop.
Why is it so easy to accidentally sell the Spear of Night? Why is it not a quest item? Why doesn’t it have any special framing? It’s not even RARE?
Not only is it easy to accidentally sell it, it’s also easy to sell it at a location where the only trader (one of Yurgir’s Merregons) either dies or disappears after you finish the area, making it impossible to retrieve the spear.
What happens without the item? When the encounter with the Night Song occurs, Shadowheart’s task is actually clear. She must kill the Night Song to become the “Dark Justiciar” and prove her loyalty to Shar. Shadowheart is more than willing to do this – however, she needs the Spear of Night, which you find earlier in the temple. Because only this weapon is capable of actually killing the Night Song.
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If you try to approach the Night Song without the Spear of Night, Shadowheart becomes angry. A dialogue starts where she refuses to proceed without this important weapon. Here, there are only two options – either you fight Shadowheart or send her back to camp. Both inevitably end with Shadowheart permanently leaving the group (either dead or utterly disappointed).
Katyamuffin continues:
This is the second time this has happened to me, and this time it was in Honour mode, so I had to kill Shadowheart because I didn’t have a dialogue option like “Sorry girl, I sold your super important, divine, magical spear while I was giving the trader all my junk because it just looked like an old rusty throwing spear.”
I hate myself and that stupid spear. […]
For those of you asking, “How?” … I don’t like to use my autism as an excuse, but this time I give it the blame.
This is how the community reacts: The community apparently takes this incident with a lot of humor and wonders how one can make this mistake multiple times.
“You sold the Spear of Night. The. Night. Spear. You sold it. That happened. I think it’s time you get some fresh air and maybe think long and hard about what you did to Shadowheart.” – IamTheInsult
“This is incredibly funny, I’m sorry. I just imagine Aylin and Shadowheart staring at your tav with that “You sold the spear?” expression, like in some Seinfeld satire.” – CombinationSimulation50
Some have also offered helpful tips for the player, like giving the characters additional bags in their inventory. The player Baldurs-Mouse advises:
“Grab a bag, like the money pouch in Shadowheart’s inventory, and put the spear in there. If you don’t have the habit of selling items from bags, then you can’t accidentally sell it anymore.”
Have you ever sold an important item in Baldur’s Gate 3 and faced a big problem? Or have you been spared from this shame so far?
Cyberpunk 2077, but as a realistic shooter? A user on Reddit shares an impressive video that showcases this mix. The look was inspired by the tactical shooter Unrecord.
As a futuristic role-playing game, Cyberpunk 2077 takes you to the neon-lit and stylishly staged Night City, inviting exploration.
A slightly more unique approach is pursued by the tactical shooter Unrecord. This game puts you in the perspective of a bodycam, like those used by police officers or firefighters. This makes the game feel particularly realistic. It even got to the point where players thought the shown gameplay footage was fake.
The trailer for Unrecord shows the realistic graphics:
So how would Night City look if you roamed the city in bodycam perspective and realistic graphics?
This is shown in a video from the YouTube channel NextGen Dreams. With mods, the look of Cyberpunk 2077 has been altered to resemble an ultra-realistic shooter. On Reddit, user BrsvtzK shares the video and titles it “Incredible ‘Cyberpunk: Unrecord’ Version”:
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What are the reactions to the video? In the comments on Reddit, many express amazement at the ultra-realistic Cyberpunk version.
Oh wow, is this still Cyberpunk? The game looks completely different. (Jack19820)
I can’t believe this is possible with mods and probably a render, but damn, this is the Cyberpunk we want (imnon12)
Others appreciate the realistic graphics in the video but would not want to play Cyberpunk in this way.
Honestly, the first part looks like real film footage … However, I find the fisheye effect awful for gameplay. (petrik_loller)
I couldn’t play this for longer than 15 minutes without vomiting my last meal. I’m very sensitive to motion blur, shaky cameras, and heavy shaking. (NokstellianDemon)
Some also joke about the dark atmosphere in the video.
Why is overcast weather always associated with “realism” in all mods? What kind of sunless world do you all live in? (Far_Adeptness9884)
How was the video created? In the video description, NextGen Dreams reveals that the displayed graphics were made possible through DLSS 3.5, ReShade, and AITrack. Additionally, the following mods were used:
Graphics mods:
Unrecord Bodycam Reshade (currently in Alpha) by NextGen Dreams
Nova LUT Original by theCyanideX
Cyberpunk 2077 HD Reworked Project by HalkHogan
Camera mods:
Immersive First Person
Unlocked FOV
Whether one wants to recreate the realistic look themselves or not, realistic video games can be really impressive.
But not only Unrecord with its stylish gameplay footage could excite shooter fans. The hardcore shooter Escape from Tarkov, which impresses with a lot of realism, has also become an extremely popular game in recent years. What other titles resemble the hardcore shooter, you can find out here:
The new survival hit Nightingale has recently launched on Steam. Many players want to experience Nightingale in third person and are wondering how to do it. In this guide, we explain how to change perspectives.
What kind of game is this? Nightingale is a survival crafting game on Steam. In Nightingale, you take on the role of a Realmwalker. According to your preferences, you can customize this character in the character editor and explore the interesting world of the Fae with it. The game is a sandbox, so you can decide for yourself what to do in the game.
Here you can learn more about Nightingale.
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This Is Nightingale – Extended Gameplay Overview
How to activate third person
Many players prefer to experience Nightingale in third person. The developers thought ahead and provided two options for you to change perspectives. To activate third person, you can simply press F5, and you should be able to see your character from a follower’s perspective.
Alternatively, you can also go into the menu of Nightingale and enable the follower perspective there in the settings.
The developers also revealed this in their update video shortly before the launch of the game. Here you can watch the video:
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To even get into the game to change the settings, Nightingale must first run on your PC. The developers of the game have since published the recommended system requirements for your computer. Here you can read more about it: Nightingale System Requirements: How fast does my gaming PC need to be?
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EA FC 24 and Amazon Prime have released the fifth Prime Gaming Pack of the current season. We present the contents of the latest pack and show you how to secure the rewards.
This is behind the Prime Gaming Pack: The collaboration between EA Sports and Amazon began in FIFA 21. Since then, Prime members can look forward to recurring monthly free packs that they can easily redeem.
This partnership has also continued in EA FC 24, so there is now already the fifth edition of the Prime Gaming Pack. Since the beginning of the week, you can access the latest pack.
As always, it offers some nice contents.
Prime Gaming Pack 5 grants you a Hero for 15 matches
What rewards does Prime Gaming Pack 5 offer you? The contents of the pack usually always include a prominent loan card, a player pick, some random gold players, and other consumables such as contracts or healing cards.
The highlight of this drop is a loan Hero for 15 matches. After opening the pack, a random Hero will be assigned to you. In the best case, you will pull Ginola, who still has a value of around one million coins. Other strong Heroes would be Lucio, di Natale, or Yaya Touré.
The loan cards are perfect for trying out players for a few matches. Additionally, strong loan cards can give you an advantage in important matches, such as the last matches of the Weekend League with its new rewards.
All contents of the new Prime Gaming Pack 5 (all untradeable):
a base Hero as a loan player for 15 matches
4 rare gold players
a player pick with 3 players to choose from (min. 81+)
6 rare gold consumables
How long is Prime Gaming Pack 5 available? You can redeem the fifth drop until March 18.
First of all, you need a Prime account at Amazon to take advantage of the bonuses from Prime Gaming. If you already own such an account, proceed to step 2.
Open your browser and go to the FIFA section of Prime Gaming. You can find the corresponding link here (via Prime Gaming).
Look for Prime Gaming Pack 4 and click on it.
If required, link your Prime account with your EA account.
Now press the “Get in-game content” button.
Now you need to switch to the game, the web app, or the companion app. There you should receive a notification that the Prime Gaming Pack has been successfully redeemed. You can then find it in the shop under “My Packs”.
In some cases, there may also be delays of up to an hour before the pack appears in the game.
A new Prime Gaming drop is likely to appear on March 28 or 29. We will keep you updated.
The latest killer in Dead by Daylight is disgusting – very disgusting. But he also brings a pretty lady with him, who will surely become many players’ new “main” soon.
Dead by Daylight has apparently set itself the goal in recent weeks to truly bring horror back into the game. Even the “Light’s Out” mode brought the terror back – but the latest killer is definitely going to take it up a notch.
Because “The Unknown” is likely to be one of the most disgusting and eerie killers the game has ever produced.
And survivors can also be happy, as many players should have found their new “main” in the “All Things Wicked” chapter – because Dead by Daylight finally gets a real goth girl with “Sable Ward”.
You can see the trailer for the new chapter here:
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Dead by Daylight: Trailer to “All Things Wicked” with the grossest killer
What the new killer “The Unknown” can do
Visually, “The Unknown” is already quite hard to bear. A distorted and twisted human body that advances towards the survivors with a nasty grin and very jerky, twitching movements.
Like most modern killers, “The Unknown” has several abilities that interact relatively complexly with each other. Apart from that, the killer seems to match the average. A terror radius of 32 meters and a normal movement speed (115 %).
First of all, the killer can charge a projectile and then fire it. The projectile bounces off walls and then explodes in a small area. If survivors are hit for the first time by the explosion, they receive the debuff “Weakened” and a second hit will deal damage to them. Survivors can remove the debuff by staring at the killer for long enough.
Additionally, the killer creates illusions of himself at regular intervals that rise up after a short time. These illusions can be used for teleportation to move quickly across the map.
Survivors can dispel these illusions by interacting with them. If they fail to do so, for example, because they have to cancel the action, they will be weakened and trigger the killer instinct effect for a few seconds, allowing the killer to track them.
And to keep it spooky, you can sometimes hear The Unknown speaking in different voices – presumably the sounds of past victims.
The perks of The Unknown, the new killer
The Unknown comes, like all killers, with 3 unique perks. Initially, only he can use these perks, but they can later be unlocked for all survivors through the prestige system.
Unbound: This perk activates for 24 / 27 / 30 seconds after you have wounded a survivor in any way. After you vault through a window, you gain a 5% speed buff for 10 seconds. This effect does not stack with itself.
Unforseen: When you perform the sabotage action on a generator, your terror radius is transferred to the generator for 22 / 25 / 30 seconds and its range is set to 32 meters. You are undetectable for this duration (no terror radius and no red glow). After that, a cooldown of 30 seconds activates.
Undone: If a survivor fails a skill check while healing or repairing, you receive 3 tokens, up to a maximum of 18 / 24 / 30 tokens. When you use the sabotage action on a generator while you have tokens, you consume all of them. For each token, the generator loses 1% progress and is then blocked for 1 second. Then, when the generator is unblocked, normal regression begins. This perk has a 60-second cooldown.
If you want to see the killer in action – along with his really disgusting mori animation – YouTuber Otzdarva has already tested him:
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Like all survivors, Sable Ward comes with 3 standalone perks that you can unlock later for all survivors through the blood web’s prestige system. Sable is also the first survivor to have one of the new “Invocation” perks. With this, survivors can complete rituals that activate a negative effect while also providing a strong bonus.
Invocation: Weaving Spiders: As long as you are in the basement near the ritual circle, press the action button to start an invocation. Invocations take 120 seconds. Other survivors can see your aura and join the ongoing invocation, which increases the speed per survivor by 50%. If they equipped an invocation perk themselves, the speed increases instead by 100%. Once the invocation is completed, the following happens:
You become injured and receive the “Broken” status for the remainder of the trial (you cannot be healed).
All generators immediately receive 9 / 12 / 15 charges of progress.
This perk is deactivated for all survivors.
Strength in Shadows: When you are in the basement, this perk is activated. You have the ability to heal yourself at 60% of the normal healing speed without a med-kit. If you complete a healing in the basement, the killer’s aura is revealed to you for 6 / 8 / 10 seconds.
Wicked: This perk is not correctly implemented on the PTB and will be revised before release.
What else is in the patch? Aside from the two characters, the “All Things Wicked” chapter also comes with a new map, namely the “Greenville Square.” This is an eerie and partially collapsed movie theater with a small arcade, along with a fairly large outdoor area.
In addition, the “Mangled” status effect is being revised and now has a timer. Survivors can choose to dispel the effect by healing (which takes more time) or they wait until the debuff runs out and then heal in less time but are overall injured longer.
What do you think of the new killer?
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Anyone who wants to start Nightingale will be surprised by an error in the main menu. But what is the Shards Error and what can be done about it?
When does the error occur? The error occurs as soon as you start the game Nightingale and try to enter the main menu. After accepting the “Early Access” agreement, the error usually appears. If you dismiss the error, the game restarts and you see the “Early Access” agreement again.
The “Shards Error” in Nightingale Explained
What does the error mean? The most common reason for this message is that the developers are updating the game. As long as the developers are deploying an update or a hotfix to the servers, you cannot start the game.
The error affects all game versions, whether you are playing through the Epic Game Store or the Steam version, as all editions run on the same servers of the developer.
What can be done about it? You need to be patient and wait for the developers to bring the servers back online. Until then, you can only wait.
As long as the servers are offline, you cannot play the game anyway since the game relies on an “always online” connection. This means you must always be online to play Nightingale. Currently (as of February 2024), Nightingale does not offer an offline mode and none is expected to come.
Note: Once the servers are back online, you will likely need to update your game. To initiate the update, you should restart Steam or Epic. Sometimes the update is not immediately recognized.
All Important Information About Nightingale: The new survival game on Steam, Nightingale, launches for all players who are interested. Therefore, we will show you everything you need to know about the release of the game in 2 minutes:
Yesterday, a poster and the first images for the upcoming video game adaptation Borderlands were released. However, many fans reacted with criticism. Today, a trailer is being released that offers even more insights into the film.
After the first images and a poster for the upcoming adaptation of Borderlands were released yesterday, a preview announced the release of a first trailer for today.
Meanwhile, the trailer has been released. Here you can watch it:
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English trailer for the video game adaptation Borderlands
“This casting makes no sense. lol”
What do the first images and the poster show? Fans got a glimpse of the stars in their Borderlands roles through the first images.
So you see:
Cate Blanchett as Lilith
Jamie Lee Curtis as Tannis
Kevin Hart as Roland
Ariana Greenblatt as Tiny Tina
Florian Munteanu as Krieg
Jack Black as Claptrap
Here you can see a reddit post with the first images from the film:
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How did the community react to the poster and first images? Not very positively. Many criticized the look of the costumes. For instance, one user commented under the official poster: “Cosplay: The Movie,” while another mentioned that it looked like an image from Suicide Squad.
Additionally, the choice of actors is also criticized. Especially Kevin Hart as Roland is seen as inappropriate by many fans; they just can’t take him seriously as a comedy star in this role. Instead, they would have preferred Idris Elba, Michael B. Jordan, or Anthony Mackie in the role.
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When is Borderlands coming out? You can see Borderlands in German cinemas starting August 8, 2024.
Another video game adaptation coming this year is Fallout. It is an Amazon series that tells the story of a young woman who must survive in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles. There is already a first trailer which has been well-received by fans:
The survival hit Enshrouded has surpassed the 2 million player mark. The success of the game, however, also brings many wishes from players, who have submitted a total of 2,600 suggestions. So many that the developers now have to pull the emergency brake.
What are these suggestions? Enshrouded recently surpassed the 2 million player mark and is considered a true Steam hit. With the game’s success comes a lot of players who want to help improve the Early Access title even further.
To facilitate this, the developers created a dedicated platform that allows users to pass suggestions for the game on to the developers. However, the great success also led to many messages; according to developer statements, a total of 2,600 suggestions have been submitted so far.
Here you can watch the Early Access trailer for the survival hit on Steam.
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Enshrouded: The Early Access trailer for the new survival hit on Steam
2,600 suggestions are enough – “Your idea is probably already included!”
Why are the developers stopping submissions now? The developers have called on players in their post on Steam to vote for the submitted suggestions in the meantime.
On the in-house platform, players can not only submit their own suggestions but also upvote and downvote suggestions from other users.
With 2,600 submissions, the developers feel compelled to stop new suggestions for the time being. The website states:
Submitting new suggestions is currently disabled. Please search for one of the existing over 2600 suggestions and vote for it or comment on it. Your idea is probably already included!
What kind of suggestions have players made so far? Among the most popular suggestions are good features that are currently missing in Enshrouded.
This includes, for example, a weather system and a game-based quest system, because the current system completes a quest as soon as someone on the server has completed it.
Additionally, fans want lakes and rivers and farm animals as well as optional base raids to test the fortifications and constructions of the players.
Not surprisingly, many of the suggestions include features that survival competitor Palworld already has and that Enshrouded players would also like to see in their game.
Have the developers already implemented suggestions? Yes, according to the website where the suggestions were submitted, the developers have already implemented 40 suggestions.
Among other things, these include lanterns to illuminate the base, longer day and night cycles, and the ability to build from the camp, which was previously possible but was then removed for a short time.
Some features from Enshrouded are unintentionally funny. For example, a player discovered that you can fly better using a bed than with a glider. You can read more about it here.
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For a long time, WoW fans have waited, and now the toughest game mode begins next week. You are completely on your own.
Those who are inclined towards the Classic worlds of World of Warcraft and are looking for a special challenge should venture into the “Hardcore” mode. Here, you have only one life, and if you die, your whole journey is over.
But it gets even tougher. In the “Solo Self Found” mode, you are completely on your own. This is likely to be the hardest challenge in WoW Classic yet – and it starts next week.
What kind of mode is this? In the “Solo Self Found” mode, the basic settings of “Hardcore” apply – meaning that you have only one life, and in case of failure, you lose your character and must delete them or transfer to another realm.
However, with the “Self Found” option, additional restrictions come into play:
You cannot send or receive mail to or from other players.
You cannot buy or sell anything at the auction house.
You cannot trade with other players in any way.
In short: Other players are indeed present in the game world, but most social interactions with them that would lead to an improvement of your character are not possible.
When does it start? The “Solo Self Found” mode starts next week, on Thursday, February 29. From then on, this option will be added to the existing “Hardcore” realms. With an additional setting, you can specify during character creation that you want to take on this special challenge.
In any case, this variant requires a bit more planning. You should already know in advance what professions the character will learn to be self-sufficient. Because “just buying a stack of ore at the auction house” for engineering won’t work.
Will you take on this particularly tough HC challenge in WoW Classic? Or can you not relate to it at all?
In Pokémon GO, two players used the new Dialga effect to extend the adventure smoke to 12 hours and 15 minutes. What was the result?
What is the adventure smoke? Every trainer can use the daily adventure smoke once a day. Special spawns appear for 15 minutes as long as you keep moving.
The “jackpot” here is the legendary Galar versions of Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos. However, they are extremely rare and hard to catch. They are known to make trainers despair by rarely appearing and fleeing when encountered.
Now, the smoke became part of an experiment.
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Pokémon GO shows the new season “Timeless Travels” in the trailer
What did the experiment look like? The Pokémon GO duo “Grant and Alex” used the new adventure effect of the move “Times Noise” from Origin Dialga for a stream. This new move was already available at the local GO Fest in Los Angeles, and will also be obtainable at the upcoming global GO Fest.
The special thing is that you can also use it outside of battles to extend the duration of items. This applies to adventure smoke and star pieces as well. However, the costs are high: for a 6-minute extension, you need to spend 5,000 stardust and 5 Dialga candies.
Now the duo planned to extend the smoke over 12 hours. This cost a total of 600 Dialga candies and 600,000 stardust.
On X.com, the two emphasized that a star piece was also active during the entire time, so some stardust was collected. In the end, according to “Grant and Alex,” it was more like 340,000 stardust than 600,000.
But what was the ultimate outcome?
How many Pokémon did they catch – What about Galar birds?
This was the result: After extending the adventure smoke 48 times, the two streamers caught a lot of Pokémon. On one account, 1027 monsters were caught that appeared with the smoke, while on the other, 866 Pokémon were caught.
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Regarding Galar birds, things looked a bit sparse: Overall, the two encountered the birds 10 times. 7 of those landed on Alex’s account, 3 on Grant’s. However, neither of them caught a single legendary bird, also because they are saving the master ball for other monsters. With regular balls, there was no catching success:
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How do you get the move? To be able to extend items yourself, you need Origin Dialga with Times Noise. This will appear in the raids next weekend when the global Sinnoh Tour is happening – but only during certain time windows. Moreover, Origin Palkia will also appear, which has the move Space Impact that can increase the exploration radius for 10 minutes.
A user wants to buy a gaming PC for his son, as he really wants to play Starfieldbut receives not only kind words on his post, as many consider his idea to be wrong and rather advise him to save his money.
The father reports on reddit that his son really wants a gaming PC. He explains that his son is doing excellently in school and has wished for a PC for quite some time. However, he himself states that he is broke and only wants to invest 360 euros (400 US dollars).
The problem is that the son is not into Fortnite or Minecraft, but wants to play Starfield. And the system requirements for Starfield are not exactly low and require accordingly fast hardware. Therefore, the father’s post does not only receive kind responses:
Father receives RTX 3080 for free, still needs remaining components
What happened next? In an update, the father explained that an anonymous user had donated an RTX 3080 to him. Now he only needs the remaining components to build a PC.
How do other users react? They actually show little enthusiasm for the father’s action and consider the investment in a gaming PC to be wrong:
Some advise him to rather buy a console for that money. The price-performance ratio is simply better. And Starfield runs perfectly on an Xbox.
Others advise him: If he is broke anyway, he should explain the financial situation to his son and not acquire an expensive gaming PC. Otherwise, he would just fall into a debt hole.
A third group adds: The budget is simply too low for Starfield and other games in full HD. Some users explain:
Normally, one should look at 600 US dollars for a budget 1080p system without used parts. For Starfield, one would probably need to spend 800-1000 $ for a solid gaming experience, as this game is incredibly demanding.
Why is the console the alternative for many? Players have been discussing for a while now whether PC gaming is still affordable in the long run. Because for modern top titles, one has to invest more and more money, and graphics cards in particular are getting more expensive.
Gaming PC for the son: Such actions happen again and again, where the father wants to reward his son for good performance: Recently, a father explained he wanted to reward his son for his good performance with a new gaming PC. But he wants hardware worth 3,000 euros right away. The community is amused and entertained but has some important tips for the father as well:
In World of Warcraft there are harmless trolls. And then there is a player who has been scheming for years to destroy a guild. By now, “Tinyviolin” is known as “the man who destroys WoW Hardcore”.
World of Warcraft is more than just a game. Many have found friends here and some even partners for life. But there are also people with decidedly sinister intentions lurking in World of Warcraft – such as the infamous “Tinyviolin”. He has now killed a large part of a WoW Hardcore guild for the second time. Despite a ban on his account, he announces: The third time will come.
Who is Tinyviolin? We already reported on the player Tinyviolin some time ago. He infiltrated the guild “HC Elite” to then dismantle it from within. The guild took on the “Hardcore” challenge of World of Warcraft – a game mode where each character has only one life and upon death the character is considered lost. The goal was clear: to drive as many characters as possible to death.
What did this player do? For almost a year he got along well with the guild, only to put his gruesome plan into action in the raid Naxxramas. The trust in him was so great that he was even used as a tank for the fight against the 4 Horsemen, one of the tougher battles in Naxxramas. Once the fight started, he deliberately pulled his boss into the wrong corner of the room, ensuring that a large part of the characters died.
But Tinyviolin was not satisfied with that. After that, he infiltrated another guild – and pursued the plan again. This time, the hour of truth was to strike in Ahn’qiraj, at the final boss C’thun. Here he activated the boss, causing several players of the raid to meet nearly immediate death.
The streamer Asmongold has also reacted to the incident:
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What happened next? Obviously, he was reported for this behavior by several players – and shortly thereafter his account was banned, probably permanently. However, Tinyviolin is not deterred by this. It is assumed that he owns several WoW accounts and likely buys them (which is actually prohibited). He then announced: “That was the day of reckoning 2.0. The 3rd day of reckoning is already in planning and it will come.”
Why is he doing this? Why he repeatedly chooses HC Elite as a target to ruin the day of guildmates he explains in a stream. Whether that is a valid reason is debatable, as he says:
Because they are damn blue-haired nerds and bad things happen to bad people. HC Elite are scum.
Even though these troll attempts certainly have some entertainment value for viewers, he ruins the work of hundreds of hours for his fellow players every time, who repeatedly level a character and prepare him for raid level.
What do you think of such behavior? Just a funny way of trolling? Or rather concerning behavior?
Even though these troll attempts certainly have some entertainment value for viewers, he ruins the work of hundreds of hours for his fellow players every time, who repeatedly level a character and prepare him for raid level.
What do you think of such behavior? Just a funny way of trolling? Or rather concerning behavior?
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The action RPG Last Epoch leaves early access today, on February 21. For the 1.0 release, the game will receive a whole list of new features. What you can look forward to is explained here.
What kind of game is this? Last Epoch is an action RPG and competes with genre giants like Diablo 4 or Path of Exile. It doesn’t need to hide, though, as it offers a wonderful middle ground with more depth than the current Diablo 4 but less complexity than the extensive Path of Exile.
Last Epoch already entered early access in April 2019. Almost five years later, the 1.0 version, which shakes things up for the final release, is now appearing.
Last Epoch: The ARPG Showcases Classes, Battles, and Challenges in the Launch Trailer
More variety in class selection
In Last Epoch, you can choose between 5 classes, each with 3 subclasses, totaling 15 options. Two of these subclasses, also known as mastery classes, are new to the game with the 1.0 patch:
The Falconer is a mastery of the Rogue. This class specializes in luring enemies into explosive traps and always fights alongside her loyal companion, a falcon.
The Warlock is a specialization of the Acolyte. She uses forbidden magic to curse her enemies and plunge them into doom.
Additionally, two of the existing classes will receive new or revised abilities that provide additional options.
Primalist: Gathering Storm
Primalist: Tempest Strike (revised)
Guardian (Paladin): Healing Hands
The new Rogue mastery: FalconerThe new Acolyte mastery: Warlock
New system aims to please everyone
In an action RPG, one wants to not only level up but also loot. The appearance of the loot system depends on each player’s personal taste. Last Epoch’s solution: every player can simply choose how they want it.
Once you reach the city of Maj’Elka, you can join one of two factions. This choice affects how you can get valuable loot most easily.
Circle of Fortune: Joining this faction increases the chance of item drops. Prophecies will also help you find more valuable loot. Perfect for anyone who doesn’t want to trade with other players.
Merchants’s Guild: Members of the trading guild have the option to trade items through the Bazaar or directly with other players.
If you gain enough reputation with a faction, you level up there and receive suitable bonuses. You can change your faction choice at any time without losing progress there.
A higher faction level increases the bonuses.
Other features? The faction system is not the only new mechanic being introduced in patch 1.0.
Resonances: Previously, items in Last Epoch could only be gifted to other players if they were present when the item was found. If you play long enough with a player, you now have the chance to find Resonance. This resource allows you to gift all items of a specific rarity – but only to the player through whom you received the Resonance.
Cycles: With the Cycles, Last Epoch introduces a classic season system. With each major update, a new season starts, which can only be participated in with new characters. Once the season ends, there is a final ranking. The characters can then continue to be played as legacy characters.
The game will also receive a separate offline mode and full controller support.
Even the endgame is not secure
In addition to these innovations, old mechanics will also be revised in patch 1.0. This mainly includes a rebalance of the endgame.
To make the endgame more consistent and less chaotic, several adjustments have been made. Enemies at high levels now have more health, and corruption has been increased. However, monolith modifiers no longer scale with corruption, their duration has been shortened, and modifications of dungeons and arenas have been generally weakened.
You can also expect many small improvements and new content:
Improved light and shadow effects
More dynamic environment through weather and seasonal changes
Helldivers 2 is currently THE trending co-op shooter on Steam and PlayStation 5. This is not only due to the continuous action and fun battles but also because of the humor of the title. Now, the CEO of the development studio has explained how the concept behind the humor of the game originated.
What does the CEO say about the humor? In a post on X.com, Arrowhead CEO and Game Director Johan Pilestedt explains that the concept behind the humor is inspired by pen-and-paper role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons or Cthulhu. He has played these for years and witnessed how players always managed to “turn everything into a farce.”
The concept originates from the years when I played P&P role-playing games, where players manage to turn everything into a farce. Whether Cthulhu or D&D, it always ends with us crying from laughter.
In the comments under the post, a player of the shooter writes that he is glad that Helldivers 2 has not overdone it with the comedy inserts, as it is actually a “serious universe.” He also thinks it’s good that the comedy moments mainly arise from the actions of the players (via X.com).
Pilestedt subsequently replied on X.com: “Yes, it’s interesting how often people think everything must be a joke when it comes to humor/comedy. The humor arises from the contrast between claiming to be an elite soldier and what actually happens in the game. If everything were silly, nothing would be silly.”
The trailer for Helldivers 2 already gives a taste of the game’s humor:
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How does the humor of the game work? Whether it’s the absurd phrases about spreading peace, freedom, and democracy, or the quirky ragdoll antics of the elite soldiers, who are hurled through the air by explosions of their own orbital strikes – players in Helldivers 2 always have something to laugh about.
However, the humor of Helldivers 2 is not based on jokes that could come from a stand-up comedy performance, as Pilestedt also clarifies in his statement. Instead, the serious outlook of the characters is exaggerated and made nonsensical. At the forefront of the humor is the spreading of peace by having players rain rockets from the sky.
In general, the humor is based on the actions of the players. Because you are serious elite soldiers with a serious goal, but nonsense only happens on the battlefield.
You accidentally blew up your friends? That’s funny!
You threw a grenade that bounced off a bug and came back to you? Also funny!
You’re testing what happens when you shoot at that weird rocket stuck in the ground? Funny!
The humor is amplified by the serious setting: After all, you are supposed to fight evil robots and giant bugs to protect humanity. The fact that the whole game seems like a parody of political processes due to the contrast between the serious setting and the absurd humor is something many players enjoy.
The humor of the co-op shooter is one of the aspects that many players like about Helldivers 2. MeinMMO editor Dariusz Müller is also impressed by the absurd phrases and the quirky situations that the game provides. Therefore, for him, humor is one of 5 reasons that make Helldivers 2 so good: Helldivers 2 is a surprise hit on PS5 and Steam – 5 reasons that make the shooter so good
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The survival game Sons of the Forest is very reserved when it comes to explaining even basic things. Therefore, we will show you how and where you can drink in the game.
To quench your thirst, you need a freshwater source and your hands. Approach the freshwater, drop any items from your hand by pressing “G” if necessary, and look towards the water. Hold down “E” for a hearty sip, and maybe crouch with “CTRL”:
This is sometimes not so easy; you have to get very close, and items in your hand can apparently make the process more difficult. Therefore, it’s better to drop everything when you’re treating yourself to a refreshing sip of water.
Find out below where you can find freshwater, what else quenches your thirst, and what happens when you are thirsty. Start our video if you want to see how crazy the first hours were for our colleague Anna:
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Sons of the Forest: Drinking – Finding Freshwater / Drinking in Winter
Where do I find freshwater? Basically, all bodies of water within the island boundaries provide freshwater. All rivers and lakes are drinkable. You also don’t have to worry about diseases like in The Forest 1.
If you want to build your base a bit further from a river at the beginning, look for small puddles in the forests. They are somewhat difficult to see on the map device in the game but also provide drinking water:
Build your base near lakes, rivers, or small puddles. Map source: mapgenie.io
How do I drink in winter? If you have settled by a river, keep an eye out for waterfalls. They do not freeze.
What else quenches thirst? Some foods also quench your thirst – including blueberries. The plant yarrow also slightly reduces thirst. Pay attention to your hunger, thirst, and energy indicators when trying a new plant and remember the effects.
You can also find beverages in cans like cola or energy drinks. However, you should only rely on storable drinks in emergencies when you’re out in the open world. Always save portable thirst quenchers for your cave tours.
Additionally, visit a 3D printer and create a water bottle. This way, you’ll always have a fresh sip with you.
What happens when I am thirsty? Drinking is directly related to your stamina, much like your fatigue. You regenerate stamina more slowly and don’t run as fast. Therefore, always make sure to moisten your throat in time.
A major point for the success of Helldivers 2 is the co-op aspect. However, MeinMMO author Nikolas Hernes is a big fan of playing the game solo. You can find his 3 reasons here.
I, too, have fallen for the hype surrounding Helldivers 2 and immediately felt the urge to decimate insect hordes. I was looking forward to a great multiplayer chaos and as a fan of Earth Defense Force, I was familiar with insect shooting.
Due to the game’s surprising success, the servers were overloaded and many things didn’t work as they should. On the PS5, the search for teammates didn’t always function perfectly, which meant I spent most of my time alone on missions. And I was surprised at how much fun I had. Here, I summarize 3 reasons for that.
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1. You feel like you’re in a science fiction movie
This point may sound a bit silly at first, as the game is a clear reference to the satire Starship Troopers. It works really well in multiplayer, and the premise around it understands the humor of the film.
But when I’m alone on a dark planet, accompanied only by moonlight and my flashlight, attacking the Terminids, I feel reminded of something like Aliens. Fighting against these disgusting creatures alone is the fantasy of a lonely science fiction story. When you fight the robots alone, you feel like you’re battling Skynet and its Terminators in the future.
The environment also creates a beautiful atmosphere, reminiscent of films like The Creator or Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
2. I love sightseeing in Helldivers 2
When I was alone on the various planets, I was surprised at how beautiful the game actually is. What Helldivers 2 conjures up with light sources, weather effects, and the right brightness is truly atmospheric.
There were moments when the moon or a sunrise shone through trees and rugged rock formations, creating really beautiful images. When you are traveling to the next location just before or after a fight, the isolation, which also fits my first point, is perfectly represented.
But even in combat, beautiful moments arise. When it’s dark and suddenly it rains, visibility decreases, causing shots and your own flashlight to create a horror atmosphere, as you can’t always anticipate from which direction an insect will jump out.
These moments occur only to a lesser extent in multiplayer and rather increase the sense of community than a feeling of horror.
3. Sometimes teammates can be annoying
This point mainly refers to random teammates. Coordination in random lobbies isn’t always perfect, leading to many annoying situations. In one of my first games, I was consistently killed by my teammates’ grenades. Whether this was intentional or unintentional, I don’t know, but the frustration was high.
The great sense of community as a Helldiver community simply doesn’t come across to me in such moments. And even within the mission with random players, coordinating mission objectives is difficult. Of course, I include myself in this too. I am also not always the most competent teammate.
But those are of course just my isolated experiences. The community seems to have had rather positive experiences.
Despite my personal problems, I do enjoy the multiplayer. Especially in difficult missions, it’s almost impossible to succeed alone. However, if you also want to have an atmospheric experience and discover the hidden side of Helldivers 2, I can only recommend taking a round on low missions alone. If you want to be well-equipped, you should check out our tier list: Helldivers 2: Tier List of the best weapons and grenades for every mission
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