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When the map was released, HoYoverse promised players that a new country map would be released every year. So far, players have experienced Mondstadt and Liyue at the 2020 release, Inazuma in 2021, Sumeru in 2022, Fontaine in 2023, and Natlan in 2024. Since six of the seven countries in the Teyvat continent have been explored in the game, it is natural for players to think that Snezhnaya will be the next country to explore. After all, Snezhnaya is the exploration area of ​​Act VI Archon Quests.

However, with the release of Snezhnaya delayed by a full year, this situation may be about to change.

Nod-Krai Region Confirmed As A New Exploration Area

Although it is normal to speculate that Snezhnaya is the destination of the next stop of the Traveler, according to current news, this will not be possible, at least not as fully open for exploration as in previous years.

At the end of Natlan’s story, the Traveler has the opportunity to talk to an important character who will ask them questions about the lore and the future during the conversation. This is a recurring theme in the game, although one of the answers provided by the NPC in Genshin Impact is that it is possible to just ignore Snezhnaya and delay the game map by one year.

When the NPC asks the Traveler about the next destination, the character talks about how they should go to Nod-Krai. This place has been mentioned by Liben before, but the conversation with the NPC at the end of Natlan’s story once again confirms that Nod-Krai is the next place for the Traveler to go.

This news surprised players because Snezhnaya was supposed to be on the new map in 2025. Although technically Nod-Krai is part of Snezhnaya, HoYoverse has always distinguished them and focused more on the former than the latter.

HoYoverse Has Always Been Interested In Distinguishing Nod-Krai From Snezhnaya

In the Marvelous Merchandise event in version 5.1, Liben teased Nod-Krai, describing it as a hub region that brings together people from all over Teyvat, thanks to the opportunities it provides to make money. Although part of Snezhnaya, it belongs to an autonomous region in the southern part of Cryo. Nod-Krai is considered a dangerous place due to the large amount of wealth around it.

At the end of Natlan’s story, the NPC also provided more information about the area. He pointed out that the people from Nod-Krai in the original god have a special power. This power is older than the known 7 elements, although the specific details of how it works are still unknown. Players can make better use of the value of Genesis Crystal in their hands and help them explore the new map.

The NPC said that Fatui Harbinger, a doctor who has been investigating the Ancient Moon’s Remnants, also has a base in Nod-Krai. At this point, the character said Nod-Krai is a “piece of history not far from Snezhnaya” Genshin Impact leaked a map trailer for version 6.0.

In fact, the developers are also committed to selling Nod-Krai as a separate new region. This news was leaked long before the end of the 5.3 version mission. According to the information provided by the leaker named HXG, Nod-Krai will be released in Genshin Impact 6.0, while Snezhnaya will be released in version 7.0. This post was marked as “suspicious” on Reddit.

Even if the game does not unlock Snezhnaya in 2025, players can still experience new areas, new story missions, and new characters. For now, players should still be cautious about the leaked news. It is also believed that after the latest version is released, players can continue to lead their respective characters in the game to show their skills and win more rewards.

In the field of educational games, Carmen Sandiego series is a benchmark. The original computer game “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?” was released in 1985, and since then, the series has produced dozens of sequels and spin-offs. In 2025, the series will launch its first new game in 10 years, and its name is very simple: Carmen Sandieg.

This game will soon appear on the shelves of major stores, or more accurately, the shelves of public libraries. Not only because of its gameplay but also because it is a very educational game. In an era when the game market is full of shoddy and overly exciting children’s games, this game is a refreshing change. In addition, Carmen Sandieg seems to be an excellent introduction to video games, allowing children to learn how to play various video games quickly.

Carmen Sandieg

The original idea of the game Carmen Sandieg began in 1983, when programmer Dane Bigham proposed to develop a text adventure game. In the end, the project was completed by artists Gene Portwood and Lauren Elliott. The original idea was to let players chase and arrest various scammers. Later, Broderbund co-founder Gary Carlston suggested expanding the focus of the game to introduce various geographical locations, allowing players to find the scammers’ hiding places through various clues. Carmen Sandieg series inherited this idea.

In the original design, Carmen Sandieg was one of the villains. Later, the staff liked the mysterious female name Carmen Sandieg, and they also hoped that this game could attract some female players, so Carmen Sandieg stood out from the villains.

In the first generation design, Carmen Sandieg was a criminal who was fleeing all over the world, and the player needed to chase her footsteps and catch her. Later, in Netflix animated series from 2019 to 2021, Carmen Sandieg’s identity has undergone a great transformation. She is no longer a criminal, but a heroine. She betrayed the evil organization that trained her since childhood and began to thwart their conspiracy. It is in this context that the new generation of Carmen Sandieg has officially become the protagonist that players can operate.

Gameplay

In this new puzzle adventure game, Carmen Santiago is a spy who needs to solve puzzles one by one to fight against the evil theft gang called VILE. Players will play Carmen and travel around the world to collect clues about suspects, hunt down agents of International Evil League, and finally issue an arrest warrant to arrest the main criminal.

Educational elements are cleverly integrated into the game mechanism. During the game, you will involuntarily learn about various countries. For example, a witness who sees a thief may tell you some information, such as the thief said that he wanted to study Mayan ruins and that the thief has red hair. You can decide the next destination based on the first clue. In this case, the next destination is Mexico City. Information about the thief himself can help you narrow down the suspects.

The learning process is not about memorizing knowledge points. Carmen Sandieg’s game design encourages players to pay attention to various information and absorb all kinds of knowledge. There will always be some children or players who want to skip all the dialogue and text and focus only on the interactive game mechanics. But in this game, if you don’t read the information, the task will fail quickly, which encourages players to absorb knowledge and make wise choices. At the same time, the game is still interspersed with many interesting game mechanics.

Through this design, Carmen Sandieg can also successfully teach players how to play various types of video games: in one small game, you have to control Carmen from a first-person perspective, and in the next link, you will play a puzzle game that requires untangling tangled wires. You also need to do some simple math problems to calculate how much time you have left to solve the case if you need to take a flight and spend 10 hours flying to the other side of the earth. You will repeatedly consider in front of the computer, entangled in whether to chase the suspected thief or steal what you need directly from the suspect.

Advantage

This game is not particularly easy, and since there is no voice reading function, it may only be suitable for children with strong reading ability or who can play with adults.

Some of its features make this game very suitable for use in the classroom. Teachers can help students search for clues online, such as In which country is Nara Park located? And explain some difficult vocabulary.

From the content of the trial, Carmen Sandieg should be a nearly perfect new member of the series. More importantly, it is a nearly perfect game for children who like knowledge. This game does not overly beautify history and reality, nor is it a reduced version of the original Carmen Thief - in short, it is not overly childish and does not deliberately cater to the youngest players, but maybe they will still like it very much.

This is a very authentic Carmen Sandieg game, which means that it can provide pure fun and can also be entertaining and educational in a subtle way. If you are a parent with children, then you can try to let your children acquire knowledge and think actively in a more relaxed and enjoyable way. Carmen Sandieg can perfectly complete this task. Maybe it can become your child’s first RPG puzzle game.

Even if we leave aside its earliest fighting predecessor, Dynasty Warriors series has been around for nearly 25 years.

However, its development has not been smooth sailing, especially 2018 Dynasty Warriors 8, which suffered a huge drop in reputation due to various unreasonable factors, causing Omega Force team to not release any official works after the release of Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires in 2021.

It makes sense, after all, no matter how exciting the epic story is, it will inevitably make people tired after countless remakes. In addition, the overall gameplay of Dynasty Warriors has become fixed, and the open world innovation has suffered a Waterloo. This old series seems to be gradually fading from people’s sight.

Restart

However, to the delight of fans, the developers did not give up. At the beginning of 2025, the completely new Dynasty Warriors Origins made a shining debut. This game will be officially released to all players on January 17. Can this game, which is regarded as a “series restart”, successfully push the brand into a new development cycle?

Hero

The biggest difference between “Origin” and the past is that it abandons the game mode that focuses on controlling the famous generals of Three Kingdoms and uses the original hero Wuming. For most of the game time, players have to carry out activities and battles from the perspective of Wuming.

This is different from the custom character gameplay that has appeared before, because Wuming cannot make various image adjustments. He is an independent character with a complete background and story.

At the beginning of the announcement, this drastic change did cause controversy among the player community. Many people believed that the inability to play famous generals freely had lost the original characteristics of “Dynasty Warriors” to some extent.

The timeline of this game is planned from the beginning of Yellow Turban Rebellion to the end of Battle of Red Cliffs, and the content is concentrated on the first half of the history of Three Kingdoms that most people are familiar with. Although the story of Three Kingdoms could not be fully told, it left enough space to polish various levels of various sizes carefully, and some battles that were not included in previous works in the series appeared.

Of course, in addition to the hero Wuming, “Origin” did not forget to portray other generals.

Generals

Old players familiar with “Dynasty Warriors” know that whether it is “Dynasty Warriors” or “Samurai Warriors”, many of the famous characters depicted in it are mixed with Omega Force’s own creative settings and used from generation to generation.

This design logic will give people a refreshing feeling at first. But as time goes by, the original innovation has become an inherent impression that restricts the role’s space.

Considering that there are fewer and fewer high-profile generals and celebrities who have not yet joined the series, it is difficult for subsequent works to attract attention by adding new people. How to break through the bottleneck has become a problem that the development team must solve now.

Faced with the grim situation, the answer given by the developers is “reshaping”.

The great virtuous teacher Zhang Jue changed his state of “crazy demon” and became a leader of Taiping Dao with the ideal of saving the world and even a little tragic.

Although the evil Dong Zhuo was still a fat man, he had sufficient business strategies and ruthless means, and he was truly called the beast of the late Han Dynasty.

Yuan Shao, who was generally underestimated because of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, is no longer a negative image, and there are many performances that match his identity and demeanor.

After all, the comprehensive qualities of the princes and warlords who can leave their names in history books are much better than ordinary people. The adjustments made by Dynasty Warriors Origin to respect the historical atmosphere are very worthy of recognition.

Even for characters who have not made too many adjustments in character, the game has given young images that are in line with the development period of the plot, such as Cao Cao and Zhang Fei.

While breaking the image of Dynasty Warriors, the screenwriter also integrated the story lines related to Wuming, intertwined with the behaviors of many generals, and vividly performed a drama of the late Han Dynasty.

However, for some events, “Origin” uses a lazy pure text description without any performance cutscenes, which sometimes makes people feel that the jumps and turns between the plots are a bit stiff.

Combat

As traditional, the hero’s attack module will change according to the weapon used. Although the total number of types is less than before, the combat methods of each weapon are visible to the naked eye, and the gameplay is quite different.

In addition to the inherent attack modules of the weapon, the system provides an additional skill system called “Battle Arts”. Players can equip up to four Battle Arts at the same time, some of which are pure output skills, and some have displacement or defense effects.

Battle Arts require Bravery resources to activate, which are displayed as orange balls above the life bar, and can be accumulated by killing enemies or accurately dodging. In theory, the more powerful Battle Arts consume more Bravery. Battle Arts can be obtained by upgrading and adding points, and can also be bought in the store. There is also a chance to learn by encountering mysterious NPCs during exploration.

Battle Arts system has made up for the shortcomings of the weapon’s own modules, and can be combined with light and heavy attacks to play a variety of imaginative combos. The free allocation feature also fully mobilizes the player’s enthusiasm for matching moves, and choosing a combination that suits their style can be said to be a very successful factor.

As a new beginning, Dynasty Warriors Origins performed very well. It changed all the unreasonable aspects of the previous work, and at the same time broke the framework that bound it. It showed a very high level in terms of gameplay and plot fluency, but at the same time it did not lose the charm of the original work. It is better to say that this work shows more of the original feeling of Dynasty Warriors than its previous two works.

According to the information released so far, 2025 will be the year when Genshin Impact will have a lot of new content. Whether it’s new playable characters in the game or new regions added to the map, a lot of it has already been well-announced among players through various types of promotional channels.

Currently, the action RPG by HoYoverse is in the development stage of version 5.3. This is a very important update that brings the main conclusion of the Natlan story. Because the story will continue to happen as Natlanese, Traveler, and even Fatui forces come together to fight against Abyss’ incursion on Nation of Pyro.

Genshin Impact’s 5.3 update will also feature several new characters, including long-awaited Pyro Traveler, as well as Mavuika and Citlali. The Chinese New Year of 2025 is approaching, and the update time coincides with the annual Lantern Festival when families reunite. Version 5.3 also introduces a new Liyue character named Lan Yan, highlighting the strong flavor of the New Year.

The currently released update patch package will officially start in 2025. This update will provide a lot of colorful new content for players at home and abroad during the New Year. The scope of the update is not limited to story missions to limited-time activities, which is just an appetizer that players can look forward to this year.

According to the new characters released in the future patches of Genshin Impact revealed by HoYoverse, eager players have expressed their great expectations. And these already announced news also detailed some of the exciting content that will appear in the next update.

Update Expectations For The First Half Of The Year: Expand The Existing Areas Of The Map

Based on the updates in previous years and the distribution method of the update patch package, it is expected that the update of version 5. X will continue until version 5.8. From version 5.3 to version 5.8, players may be allowed to revisit existing areas in the game, including Natlan.

The area around the Collective of Plenty has not yet been shown in the Nation of Pyro, but the news revealed on Reddit emphasizes that players may visit new map areas in version 5.5. If version 5.8 is the last patch before the release of Snezhnaya in Genshin Impact 6.0, it means that players can also look forward to the release of a limited summer event in a few months. At that time, players can use their Genshin Impact Genesis Crystal to make their own way in the game.

While the updates in the first half of this year should focus on expanding the already available areas, the version 6.0 expected to be released on September 25 should open up new content again. This series of updates will take players to a new area to continue playing, expected to be Snezhnaya or Nod-Krai, and once again pave the way for the introduction of a series of new characters and an excellent new storyline in 2026.

The 2025 patch update is likely to focus on expanding the original old areas and introducing new characters related to these areas, which will be combined with Archon Quests for Genshin Impact’s campaign.

Seven New Characters Are Coming In 2025

HoYoverse has already shown some new game characters that will appear in the first half of 2025 in the previous trailer. During the live broadcast of the 5.3 version release conference, the developer focused on sharing a mysterious picture with the outlines of seven different characters at the same time.

It is not difficult for veteran players to find that most of the characters hinted in the picture can already be identified from the appearance of the characters in the original game or the information leaked earlier. After all, some of the pre-heating news was announced more than a year ago.

For example, according to the exposed pictures, the most mentioned characters in the rumors should be Iansan, Dahlia, Ifa, Kimitsuki Ayano, Varesa, prison girl, and Skirk.

First of all, Iansan is actually the most certain, because she has been described as an important NPC with a key role in the relevant storyline of Natlan.

It is reported that the character of Iansan may be released at the same time as the new Natlan map area, and the biggest feature of this map area is that it will carry the classic elements of Collective of Plenty, the tribe to which this character belongs. In addition, the character of Dahlia was actually accidentally involved in many early related information released a long time ago, and among the 7 character silhouettes, the silhouette of this image is very consistent with the character design exposed more than a year ago.

So far, there are still few details about specific characters, but I believe that more news will soon be available to further explain these characters.

Secondly, according to speculation, the tall male character in the silhouette is likely to be a Natlanese warrior named Ifa, because his name has appeared in the game. It is said that Ifa has a Qucusaurus beside him, and in the character outlines released in the mysterious picture, one of the characters can be seen with an animal flying on his shoulder.

In the middle of the picture, we can see the silhouette of a female figure, surrounded by what appears to be shattered glass. Based on this feature, including the shape of the clothes and the head ornaments, it is almost certain that this is Skirk.

The figure next to her is speculated to be a character similar to Kimitsuki Ayano, although her design has not yet been mentioned in the relevant reports. However, the outline of the clothes worn by the character is similar to the clothes of Inazuman character, and there has been news about this Inazuman character in Genshin Impact version 5.4.

Like the character Ifa, Varesa is also a Natlanese character whose name has been mentioned in the game. According to relevant players, she will be the sixth silhouette of character in the picture. There are even some rumors that Varesa can be selected by players at some point, and the explanation that is prevalent in the game community is also to prove that the sixth silhouette of the character is her.

Finally, the seventh and final silhouette matches the design of a mysterious character called prison girl in Genshin Impact. So far, very few details have been revealed about this character, but it is said that this goth-inspired character is related to Fortress of Meropide in Fontaine. 

The Specific Situation And Form Of The Update Are Still Unknown

Although these seven new characters are expected to be released within half a year or at least introduced as key NPCs, with version 6.0 also being released in a certain period, the game itself may also undergo unpredictable and huge changes.

This update is expected to take players to a new region, where players may encounter a series of new characters from Snezhnaya or from the sub-region of Nod-Krai.

There is little information about Snezhnaya, but based on the performance of the game in the past few years, the characters in the Snezhnaya region are likely to be set up with some unique gameplay mechanics, just like Natlan’s Nightsoul or Fontaine’s Arkhe system.

The Question Of Where The Map Will Go In Version 6.0 Has Sparked Discussion Among Players

With the arrival of Genshin Impact 6.0, players may be taken to a brand new game region. According to the current game storyline, Snezhnaya is the next important destination for the Traveler to reunite with his relatives. So far, the seventh country, Teyvat, is the only country that has not been explored. The reasonable explanation for this phenomenon is that Snezhnaya will be released in version 6.0.

However, the developers have been focusing on the gameplay development of a sub-region of Cryo country: Nod-Krai, and avoided mentioning the construction of the entire Snezhnaya. It can also be inferred that it will probably take some time for players to fully explore the charm of Snezhnaya as a whole in the game.

If the regional update release of version 6.0 is limited to Nod-Krai, then technically, it is still part of Snezhnaya. In this case, we can boldly predict that the important content related to the game area that will be updated may be slightly different from previous years.

In fact, this idea is similar to the information that a player on Reddit revealed in advance. The message mentioned that the release of Snezhnaya will only appear in version 7.0, while version 6.0 will only see the update of the Nod-Krai region.

Another message on Reddit also mentioned that the update patch of version 6. X will release map components in previous regions that have been mentioned in Genshin Impact, such as Mount Esus and Dornman Port.

In 2025, many dynamic and meaningful updates will be very exciting for players in the popular action RPG. In the game of Genshin Impact, not only can you reach the final Nation of Teyvat in the game, but you may also continue the exciting battles of the game to Abyss and Celestia.

The design of the story connotation will also become more profound, and at the same time, HoYoverse has also promised that this year’s gameplay will be further improved and redesigned in some special settings.

In addition, the official may postpone the release of updates for the Snezhnaya region and shift the focus of development to expand other Genshin Impact region lores. Undoubtedly, this will make Genshin Impact’s gameplay content more colorful in 2025 and continue to attract a large number of players at home and abroad.

It has been 12 years since GTA 5 was released, and fans are very excited about the plan to release the sequel this year. But some unpredictable things always disrupt all the plans that Rockstar has planned. However, for Take-Two, which has a strong “confident” culture, they still believe that GTA 6 will be released this year. If everything goes as Take-Two planned and GTA 6 is released as scheduled, it will become the largest video game publisher in history.

Although the release time of GTA 6 has been controversial, it should be the general trend to release GTA 6 this fall. After a long wait, fans’ wait may finally come to an end in 2025.

Players who expect GTA Online mode to appear in GTA 6 may be disappointed, because the multiplayer component is unlikely to be launched on the first day of the game. The following will analyze the possible reasons why it will not be launched immediately.

Some Previous Lessons Have Made The Launch Of GTA Online Difficult

Rockstar has not revealed too many details about GTA 6. The only information fans can know now is the promise that it may be released in 2025, but no one knows the exact time. The above is all the information about GTA 6. In this information, the developer did not even mention a word about GTA Online. It can be seen that the GTA Online project is not currently under consideration by the developer.

Although there is no doubt that GTA Online will be released later, considering the nature of game developers for profit, this feature cannot be brought to fans so quickly.

Take GTA 5 as an example. After the game was released in 2013, the game has only provided a single-player mode. It was not until two weeks after the game that GTA Online was officially released, but endless problems followed it.

Some old players of the game know how bad this mode was when it was first launched. Players have to face the inexplicable loss of game progress, especially some players who have accumulated GTA 6 Money for a long time. All returned to the amount before they lost progress. In the end, some players even completely lost their game characters.

Due to various glitches in the lobby of GTA Online, the developer was forced to stop the mode.

Another example is Red Dead Redemption 2, which was only available in single-player mode when it was first released. The multiplayer mode Red Dead Online, which players had been looking forward to, was not available until a full month after the game was released.

The above precedents show that GTA Online will definitely be included in the upcoming GTA 6, but it will definitely not be on the day the game is released.

Why Rockstar Will Not Launch GTA Online When GTA 6 Is Released?

The game market when GTA 5 was released is very different from what it is now. Now is the era of the popularization of the live service, and developers are more concerned about whether they can create popularity with the name of the game alone.

Just look at the game Call of Duty that players are familiar with. Just like a regular program every year, there is always a new game in the Call of Duty series released. Although all the game content is not available at the beginning of the release, the main game content is updated in the weeks after the release to prevent the game’s popularity from declining because of player loss.

It is estimated that Rockstar will adopt the same marketing model for GTA 6. Therefore, GTA Online, which is expected by players, will definitely become the secret weapon for developers to maintain the popularity of the game.

Staggered Release May Be The Right Choice

At the beginning of the game release, by allowing players to experience the game in stand-alone mode, players can better understand the game plot and related game settings. Lay the basic story background for the subsequent GTA Online. In this way, players will have a higher gaming experience in GTA Online mode, which will make GTA Online mode more popular.

The successive game content will also help developers to set off multiple rounds of game sales booms. Of course, the release of GTA 6 itself will set off an unpredictable game boom, and Rockstar can continue this boom by launching the GTA Online mode.

GTA 6 stand-alone mode already has an excellent story plot and game experience. Why don’t players who are looking forward to GTA Online look forward to GTA Online after experiencing the stand-alone mode? This will give you double the fun!

The long-awaited Path Of Exile 2 Early Access is finally online. While enjoying the fun brought by this new sequel, some players have also encountered some unpleasant situations.

Recently, some old players in the late stage of the game reported that their accounts were hacked, and some hard-earned resources in the inventory disappeared out of thin air. What’s more strange is that this situation is not an isolated case, which makes some players very angry. They claim that if GGG cannot reasonably solve this problem and compensate the players, they will be very disappointed with this long-awaited game.

To be honest, the goals and reasons of these hacker attacks are not clear. They may randomly select and obtain some rare currency items to help themselves go more smoothly in the late stage of the game, or they may simply make profits.

The reason why these resources are so precious is that micro-transactions in POE 2 allow players’ inventories to be shared among all their characters, which means that if you have enough rare POE 2 Currency, you can upgrade any class character in your account at will. These rare items usually take a lot of time and effort to grind, so losing them is a colossal blow to players, which is why so many players are angry.

The Scope Of The Impact Of The Incident Has Expanded

According to relevant users, not only POE 2 has been affected, but even those players who are still playing the original Path of Exile have also been affected. A large number of POE 2 Exalted Orbs and other valuable materials in these players’ game accounts have disappeared. This is undoubtedly an enormous blow to game players.

Even because of this hacker attack, some players found that their accounts have now been banned, causing them to no longer be able to access the game, and they can only temporarily stagnate their hard-built game blueprints.

Problems Are Being Actively Resolved

Grinding Gear Games stated that they are actively solving many problems reported by players, and they are also working hard to solve the problem of accounts being banned due to adverse effects on related players. However, relevant news revealed that the process of solving and repairing related problems may take several weeks. This means that a considerable number of gamers will not be able to access their POE 2 accounts for an unforeseen period of time.

This hacker incident has brought a lot of negative public opinion to Path Of Exile 2 and has also caused a certain trust crisis in the Steam background defense system.

At present, although the hacker’s attack intention is unclear, Grinding Gear Games is also taking on the responsibility and is actively solving and repairing the problems in the game accounts of affected players.

We also believe that this incident is not only a warning to GGG’s background management and operation but also brings room for improvement to the Steam security defense system, and is also a case for other game categories in the same industry to solve public opinion crises.

When it comes to January, it’s a big time for EA Sports FC players. While the best time to promote teams and players is from September to the end of the year, this may not be worth mentioning when compared to EA Sports FC 25 Team of the Year.

What Is The Team Of The Year?

As the name suggests, the event is for players to vote for the best players in real-world football games this year. Although past Ballon d’Or awards and nominees will give inspiration, in reality, team decisions in the game are completely different from real life. Sometimes, comparing the best teams in the game with the best teams in real life, some players appear to be surprised.

Why Hold The Team Of The Year Event?

Because in EA Sports FC 25, the most attractive mode for players is the Ultimate Team mode, and this mode holds an event every year to select the best players in the game. Therefore, despite the mixed reviews from players, Ultimate Team mode is still one of the main reasons why many players choose to return to FC 25. The Team of the Year event is still one of the favorite events for players.

These selected players will then appear in the game in their respective positions, and players can consider which ones are most worth investing in FC 25 Coins according to their own needs, so as to experience the wonderful matches brought to players by these best players in the game in the new year.

TOTY Voting And Expected Release Time

Referring to FC 24, TOTY will be released in batches by position in Ultimate Team on January 15. The forwards of the men’s and women’s teams will be released on the same day, while the midfielders and defenders will be released later that week. The final full lineup will be released between Tuesday and Friday of the second week.

Although this year’s date has not yet been fully announced, based on the data of previous years, this year’s Team of the Year is expected to be released on January 17, 2025. The list of candidates is expected to be announced in the first week of January. After that, players and fans will have nearly two weeks to select their favorite players to complete the team.

About a week before the players are released, EA Sports will let players vote for their own choices from about 100 candidates. At the same time, the community will also be open to voting, and community voting will play a minor role in determining the final released team.

In previous years, the annual player announcement has been on a Thursday, and if this tradition continues in 2025, January 17 will be a highly anticipated date for players and fans.

After the announcement date, there will be one winner in each of the four categories of players, including forwards, midfielders, defenders and goalkeepers. After that, all the annual players will be combined to form another exclusive FC 25 Pack for a period, which will last for three to four days.

TOTY Best Team Prediction

In recent years, players choose 12 players to form the ultimate team, divided into men’s and women’s teams, but the final team selection is a 4-3-3 formation with one player per position.

While the final vote is in the hands of the fans, players who have made a splash on the pitch this year are more likely to be selected. For example, although they did not win Ballon d’Or this year, stars such as Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham, who won Champions League with Real Madrid last year, are likely to be selected.

In addition, Spain won the European Cup under the leadership of Manchester City star Rodri. Rodri was selected in the Team of the Year last year, so his chances of being selected this year are quite high. Although no longer playing in the major leagues, stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both made the top 12 last year, and fans will vote for them again if they are nominated again.

The women’s team only had one player named Sophia Smith selected for the Team of the Year outside of Europe last year. This year is likely to be dominated by European powerhouses, especially top teams from Spain, France and UK, as well as some of Barcelona’s highest-rated players in EA Sports FC 25.

All in all, I hope all players can choose their favorite players and get them in the EA Sports FC 25 TOTY event.

As we all know, if players want to become an Elden Lord in Elden Ring, they need to defeat various bosses in the game. At the same time, the developers of Elden Ring also provide players with a variety of game endings to choose from. Because when players become Elden Lord, you can create a new future for your residents in this game world.

Of course, different endings are not just a simple choice for players to complete, but players need to complete various tasks in this open world before they can get a certain ending corresponding to it.

However, the difficulty of each ending is different. Therefore, the following will summarize the ranking of different difficult endings corresponding to different tasks that need to be completed for players.

1. Age Of Stars

So far, the most difficult ending for players to complete may be Age Of Stars ending. Because to get this ending, players must do a lot of exploration and must complete Ranni’s questline.

In addition, the difficulty of obtaining this ending may be reflected in the fact that players also need to find and defeat a challenging boss during the game, such as Naturalborn of Void - Astel. Then players also need to interact with Ranni’s summoning sign to get this ending.

As mentioned above, players not only need to fight some challenging bosses but also need to explore some difficult areas in the game to find quest items to complete the dialogue with Ranni.

Therefore, it is recommended that players do not be stingy with consuming armor, weapons and other equipment. Because these equipment will help you complete these tasks more easily to become an Elden Lord, and when you become a Witch’s consort, you will find that it is all worth it. Because you will govern the Lands Between with Ranni.

2. Lord Of Frenzied Flame

Lord of Frenzied Flame ending is recognized by players as the second most difficult ending to complete because it is cumbersome at the beginning and cannot earn due. Players need to enter Sewers in Elden Ring again to find the location of Three Fingers.

During this time, players need to go deep into the sewers and break the fantasy wall. In addition, players need to do some pretty intense parkour tasks in it before they can reach Frenzied Flame.

It is not difficult to find from the quest requirements of this ending that players need to have a certain degree of patience and speed attributes. Therefore, it is recommended that players can use Elden Ring Runes to improve your character’s speed attribute to better complete the quest and obtain this ending.

3. Age Of Duskborn

This ending is also one of the most difficult to complete among all the endings of Elden Ring. If players expect to see an ending where the undead are no longer persecuted by those living in Lands Between area, then you need to obtain Mending Rune of Death-Prince.

And players need to complete the quest content of Fia - Deathbed Companion first before they can get Mending Rune of Death-Prince. And this step cannot be omitted, because Fia is the ticket for players to reach this ending.

In addition, players also need to enter Deathbed Dream to defeat Lichdragon Fortissax, which is known as one of the most difficult bosses in Elden Ring. Therefore, players can upgrade your weapons to fight against it through Elden Ring Boosting to increase your chances of winning. After defeating this boss, players will get this ending you are looking forward to.

4. Blessing Of Despair

This ending is difficult to obtain because it requires a series of tedious tasks to reach this ending. Players need to find all Seedbed Curses to obtain Mending Rune of Fell Curse.

First, players need to enter Sewers, and then players have to explore the selectable areas on the map, some of which are very difficult to navigate. Then players need to collect Seedbed Curses hidden in the corpses infected by Dung Eater in these areas, and then return to Roundtable Hold to return these curses to it to obtain Blessing of Despair ending.

5. Age Of Order

This ending is the second easiest for players to complete. Because players only need to complete the storyline quests of Goldmask and Brother Corhyn. Unlike other endings that require defeating various bosses to get, this ending only requires players to find these two NPCs in various locations on the map and solve riddles to achieve.

The only thing that may be a little difficult is that the player needs to have an intelligence value of up to 37 and enough Elden Ring Runes to exchange Law of Regression Incantation with Brother Corhyn. This spell can help the player solve the riddle and bring the answer to the riddle back to Goldmask. In the end, the player will get Mending Rune of Perfect Order from Goldmask to achieve Age of Order ending.

6. Age of Fracture

Age of Fracture is the easiest ending for players to achieve among the many endings of Elden Ring. The realization of this ending does not require players to conduct additional exploration. Players only need to complete the main tasks of the game, defeat Elden Beast and repair Elden Ring to achieve it.

Although this ending is not the most challenging ending, it may still be a difficult ending for some novice players. Therefore, it is recommended that players practice more in advance to improve their proficiency in operating the character in order to better achieve this ending.

The above lists the tasks that need to be completed for the 6 different difficulty endings for players’ reference, hoping to help you better achieve the game ending you expect!

After the release of the new season update for Apex Legends, players found out that Pathfinder was nerfed, especially his grapple ability. Although the update was designed to make some heroes like Mirage and Loba more survivable in the game, some players think that nerfing Pathfinder is a very excessive thing.

What Changes Have Been Made In Season 23 Of Apex Legends?

On January 7, Respawn Entertainment released the update for Apex Legends Season 23. This update brings many changes to this battle royale. Although the update content is very large, some hero buffs may change the rules of the game in the future.

For example, heroes Mirage and Loba, who had a hard time surviving in the arena before, have been buffed this time. The developers redesigned Mirage’s kit, added a new level 2 upgrade and a buff to his tactical. In addition, Loba and Alter also received attention from the developers in this update, and the developers made improvements to their Ultimates and other aspects.

Not all characters have been buffed. For example, Pathfinder was nerfed because the developers wanted to control the power of his kit. But players did not support this change and were full of dissatisfaction. Under the update notes post shared by a Reddit user, fans expressed their dissatisfaction with the changes to Pathfinder. The most prominent issue was the increase in the cooldown of Pathfinder’s Grappling Hook.

According to the information mentioned in the update content, the cooldown of Pathfinder’s tactical ability has been changed to the current 30 seconds. In previous seasons, Pathfinder’s cooldown was variable. The cooldown will be shortened based on grapple travel distance, so this is a very big nerf. Besides his Grappling Hook, his Insider Knowledge ability and Zipline Zen upgrade have also undergone major changes.

Pathfinder’s Nerf Has Made Players Unhappy With Loba’s Buff

Many Pathfinder players are very unhappy that Pathfinder was nerfed but Loba was buffed. Redditor anidevv put it bluntly: “When Pathfinder’s Q was nerfed, Loba’s two teleports became meaningless.”

Other players also complained: “Why does a support hero like Loba have more potential and mobility than some other powerful heroes like Revenant and Pathfinder? “Why can’t Pathfinder use Grappling Hook every 20 seconds, but Loba can use two free TPS to get out of the fight and win in any situation?”

As the doubts grew, more and more players joined the ranks of condemnation. They were extremely puzzled by the developer’s statement that the change was for the sake of game balance.

Players Believe That Pathfinder’s Grapple Cooldown Should Remain Unchanged

Pathfinder has always been loved by Apex Legends players, not only because of his powerful combat ability but also because of his humorous dialogue and life advice. His Grappling Hook can help players escape from some dangers if players master the skills. Because of this, his Grappling Hook has also undergone multiple iterations and updates.

A few years ago, the cooldown of Pathfinder’s Tactical ability was still 35 seconds. Fortunately, in the subsequent changes, it became a variable cooldown. This change helped Pathfinder become a more powerful hero. This change seriously affected the player’s ability to use him to get rid of difficulties. Therefore, it caused dissatisfaction among many players.

So far, Pathfinder has been one of the most popular characters in the game. Apex Legends Status shows that his selection rate is as high as 14.6%, second only to Lifeline. 18.2%. However, because of the recent nerfs, Pathfinder’s popularity has declined. According to Apex Legends Status, he has fallen to third place.

But the good news is that since this is a newly released update, if players have strong opinions on this change, Respawn may release another update to adjust Pathfinder’s abilities. Players don’t have to worry too much, and look forward to the developer bringing more new content to players!

According to the news revealed in advance in the Genshin Impact 5.4 update, as expected, Arlecchino, an important game character, will get the character buff for the first time in a few months.

Currently, this action RPG is in the emerging initial stage of 5.3, but the beta tests for 5.4 have already begun. Coinciding with the New Year of 2025, Genshin Impact’s New Year update will not only have major updates on story missions and limited-time events, but also 7 mysterious new characters will be released along with it.

This will provide a lot of colorful new content for domestic and foreign players during the New Year. The disclosure of a lot of information also makes players look forward to Arlecchino’s character update, and the vigorous publicity among players on different online platforms has also added a wave of heat to this update.

What’s New In Genshin Impact 5.4 Update?

According to some reports on the Internet about the update content, the most discussed is the equipment details of the new character Mizuki in Genshin Impact 5.4. The report mentioned that she will be a 5-star Anemo character who uses Catalyst in battle.

According to some specific details reported in the patch, there will be some changes in the addition of new content. For example, there will be a new battle-centered event following a tower structure with more than 100 stages, and even an event that may provide a new F2P (free-to-play) 4-star polearm. If players want to achieve satisfactory results in these new activities, they need to stock up on sufficient Genshin Impact Genesis Crystals in advance to help themselves.

However, according to many speculations, this rumored Genshin Impact 5.4 free event weapon may not be as perfect as players expect. Besides adding new content, developer HoYoverse seems to be planning to achieve quality-of-life improvements. As mentioned in the previous leaks, this upgrade may also have some impact on Arlecchino.

Arlecchino May Get New Elements In Updated Patch

Starting from the next update, a sickle element may appear above the character. According to a video marked as “reliable” posted by an insider on the Reddit platform, Arlecchino will get a new visual buff effect when entering the battlefield.

In the release video, it can be seen that after using the character Yumemizuki Mizuki, the player immediately switches to Arlecchino on the team comp. Once entering the 5-star Pyro unit, an image of a sickle will appear above her head, similar to her iconic weapon.

However, the information revealed did not elaborate on the role of the visual buff contained in this new element, and what the animation after triggering represents. However, what we can speculate from this is that it is related to the main mechanism in the Arlecchino Kit.

If the current video revealing the function of Arlecchino’s visual buff is to be believed, then this scythe animation may indicate that the character has enough Bond of Life to trigger Masque of Red Death.

When playing Arlecchino in Genshin Impact, players can rotate Bond of Life to trigger Masque of Red Death, converting her Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks to deal with Pyro DMG.

Arlecchino’s Updated Buff Can Help Players

It is important to remind players that, as a reference, Arlecchino needs a Bond of Life equal to or greater than 30% of her maximum health to enter the Masque of Red Death state. With frequent rotations during the game, players may lose track of how much Bond of Life the character still has, and therefore have no idea whether she is causing Pyro DMG through Normal Attack.

Obviously, the animation introduced after the update to show that she still has enough Bond of Life to complete the Masque of Red Death mechanic is very useful. We naturally hope that this will be the visual effect of the character after its official release. Of course, players can also use the stored Genesis Crystal to obtain other available weapons you want so that you can show your prowess in battle.

When players face relatively complex rotations, it is necessary to let Arlecchino enter the field so that they can know whether they can continue to attack or whether they need to use her Elemental Skill. When her Burst is unavailable and it takes a long cooldown to use it again, players can keep this skill.

At present, the official is reserved about the series of information that has been revealed, because the footage may be incorrect and may also be changed. In addition, the animation may not truly represent her Masque of Red Death state, but I believe that more detailed information will be announced during the Genshin Impact 5.4 test.

2025 has arrived, and players are very concerned about all aspects of the new year Genshin Impact 5.4 release update. We believe that whether it is the expansion of the specific storyline of the game or the buff upgrade of existing characters, HoYoverse will consume the existing opinions and give players a satisfactory answer.

The developers have confirmed that Baldur’s Gate 3 will abandon the sequel and will focus on a new project. However, it has been revealed that at least one new patch will be released sometime in 2025.

This new patch will include the much-anticipated photo mode, cross-platform play, and 12 new subclasses. In addition, Baldur’s Gate 3 players can continue to look forward to merchandise collaborations and Dungeons and Dragons shorts featuring characters from the game.

New Photo Mode And Features

As we all know, players received a modification tool from the official Baldur’s Gate 3 in 2024, which has allowed players to do various things, such as adding new classes and renaming Withers to the fun nickname of Bone Daddy.

As for the game’s plan for 2025, the developers revealed that players will usher in a new major patch, the 8th patch. In this patch, players will receive several highly anticipated new features.

First of all, the developer has introduced a mechanism that allows players to play cross-platform games. Players can have the same game progress when playing on other devices, which is a very practical mechanism for players.

In addition, players can also use Larian Network system to search for multiplayer game lobbies that can be joined, or players can create a private lobby and invite your platform friends to join the adventure.

Secondly, the patch also provides players with a photo mode, allowing players to record photos of your favorite companions in real time anywhere in Faerun. The developer also thoughtfully published an article for players to introduce how to use this feature, including the camera settings, scene settings, lens settings and post-processing effects available to players.

In addition, when post-processing photos, players can also choose a variety of photo frames and stickers to add fun to your photos. Among them, stickers are various, such as emoticons, cat ears and bloodstains. In addition, players can also pose cool poses and other interesting actions when taking photos.

12 New Subclasses

In addition to the above two new additions, the developers added a new subclass for each class in the game in the eighth patch of Baldur’s Gate 3, a total of 12 new subclasses.

• Barbarian class has added Path of Giants, which increases size, carrying capacity, and strength.
• Bard class has added College of Glamour, which can charm enemies and provide temporary HP to teammates.
• Cleric class has added Death Domain, which can cause necrotic damage to enemies, detonate corpses, and can use the new spell Toll Dead.
• Druid class has added Circle of Stars, which can change into multiple Starry Forms during combat.
• Fighter class has added Arcane Archer, which can attack enemies from a distance and cause temporary blindness or banish the enemy’s mental damage.
• Monk class has added Drunken Master, which can make enemies drunk, and its own drinking will restore Ki and other improvements.
• Paladin class has added Oath of Crown, which can taunt enemies and absorb damage while healing teammates.
• Ranger class adds Swarmkeeper, which summons bees, jellyfish, and moths with different effects.
• Rogue class adds Swashbuckler, which can blind and disarm enemies, and can also use Fancy Footwork to prevent enemy attacks.
• Sorcerer class adds Shadow Magic, which can see and travel in the dark, and can summon Hounds of Ill Omen.
• Warlock class adds Hexblade, which can curse enemies and be summoned from their corpses.
• Wizard class adds Bladesinger, which can use both sword and magic weapons and has improved Constitution, Agility, Focus, and Speed ​​attributes.

Product Collaboration And Actors

Baldur’s Gate 3 also launched some product collaborations in 2024, including Funko Pop toys. And it was revealed that the official will release Dungeons and Dragons team member models in 2025.

Secondly, some actors in Baldur’s Gate 3 will continue to appear in fan events. Previously, the actors had appeared in several Dungeons and Dragons shorts by reprising their roles, and it was later revealed that with the support of publisher Wizards of Coast, these activities fans can continue to look forward to.

In short, this patch 8 has a lot of new content and is worth your attention.

Genshin Impact 5.3 was updated on January 1st. This update not only introduced two new five-star characters, Mavuika and Citlali, but also new plots and activities.

New Game Characters

In Act V of Natlan’s Archon Quest, players will summon Natlan’s warriors for the last battle. In the previous main content, Natlan’s six heroes gathered together to bring the sacred blessing to all Natlan’s warriors. This time, Traveler will also awaken Pyro power and fight the ending battle with the boss named “Lord of Eroded Primal Fire” released by the Abyss.

This update will introduce two highly anticipated 5-star characters, Mavuika and Citlali.

Mavuika, also known as the Pyro Archon Haborym, is the most dazzling guardian during the battle in the Abyss. She will join the battle by crushing enemies in claymore or riding her Flamestrider. When the player clicks Mavuika’s Elemental Skill, she will generate the Ring of Searing Radiance and follow the current character on the field, continuously attacking nearby enemies and causing Pyro attacks.

In addition, by activating an Elemental Skill, Mavuika will ride her Flamestrider. She can use it to climb cliffs, cross land and water, glide through the air, or rush enemies on her way.

Mavuika can also gain a unique resource called “Fighting Spirit” by fighting alongside teammates, and accumulating it can activate her Elemental Burst. Mavuika’s Elemental Burst will cause extremely strong AoE Pyro attacks, and she will also enter a special state in which her combat power and interruption resistance are greatly increased.

In stark contrast to Mavuika is another five-star character, Granny Itztli, or the Masters of the Night-Wind. As a five-star Cryo Catalyst user, she can summon powerful Cryo shields. She can also summon a powerful Cryo storm, which deals area damage.

If in Nightsoul’s Blessin, Citlali’s partner Itzpapa will reduce the Pyro and Hydro RES of opponents with Frozen or Melt reactions. This effect also exists when Citlali is not in the field.

These two five-star characters will appear at the same time in the first half of the version, while Arlecchino and Clorinde will reappear in the second half.

To celebrate the festival, players will return to Liyue again to adventure with Xiangling and HuTao. At that time, two new skins will be launched, and players can obtain their new skins by topping up Genshin Impact Genesis Crystals. During the event, these new skins will have a good discount, so it would be a better choice to get them during this period.

Of course, during this adventure, players can also experience numerous mini-games and earn premium currency and other materials through mini-games. In addition, HoYoverse will also launch the “Repertoire of Myriad Melodies” music game mode in this update.

Repertoire Of Myriad Melodies

The “Repertoire of Myriad Melodies” event originated from an infographic released by HoYoverse, which details this new game mode that will be launched in Genshin Impact 5.3. The mode contains 56 songs from different regions. Among them, Fontaine, Sumeru, Inazuma, and Liyue each have 11 songs. Mondstadt has 12 songs. These songs reflect the characteristics of each country in Teyvat. Natlan promised that more new tracks will be launched in this music mode in subsequent game updates.

Players will receive some rewards when experiencing the new game mode “Repertoire of Myriad Melodies”, which will enable players to better participate in the game’s soundtrack and community discussions. At the same time, by completing tasks and participating in music creation, players can also obtain different instruments for different characters, as well as some titles and new scores.

In terms of performance, players can use the metronome in the game to control the rhythm of the performance. During the performance, notes of different shapes will appear on the screen, and each note corresponds to a tapping method. When the note falls on the line, tap the line to score.

The score depends on how long the player taps the line. By continuously tapping, the player can eventually complete the track.

Of course, players can also customize the beat and each section of the song, or customize the performance effect of the metronome.

The content update of Genshin Impact not only promotes the progress of the game plot but also brings new characters for players to experience. Some new activities and mini-game modes also enrich the player’s adventure activities on Teyvat continent, which is very worth downloading and experiencing.

Grinding Gear Games announced that it will launch a new game, POE 2. This is not only a continuation of the original game but also an attempt by the developer to change the ARPG mode in the game.

The Most Representative Change

POE 2 has made a very big change in the difficulty of the game. From the slower Souls-like campaign at the beginning to the very punitive Endgame now. This series of changes in game content has been hotly discussed by players in the community.

So now let’s talk about whether the current game content of POE 2 is too difficult? Is this difficulty really what POE 2 and this series of games need for future development?

Players who have played the campaign in POE 2 may have found that there are already some serious game atmospheres similar to the Souls-like campaign in the game. In this mode, although the game progress is slow, players will think more carefully in the game.

In the original Path of Exile, players prefer to move quickly to enter the battle faster and get the XP and currency dropped. In POE 2, the developers hope that players can slow down the game and fight after making more rigorous plans.

In the boss battle of POE 2, the boss is no longer just an enlarged version of the enemy with a special name. They are strengthened, and how much damage the player can cause will ultimately determine whether the battle can be won.

Therefore, players must understand the characteristics of the boss, find its weaknesses and defeat it, to have a higher chance of survival and obtain numerous Path Of Exile 2 Currency rewards. Otherwise, the player will be defeated and will not get any game rewards, which is very bad for players who want to get rewards quickly like before.

But because I like challenging games, I like this change very much. If you are also a player who likes fresh challenges, you can try POE 2 immediately.

In the campaign of Path of Exile 1, since players have no specific experience of participating in the battle, the story in the battle is difficult to be impressive. The community believes that this is a stepping stone for the game to develop to the Endgame as soon as possible.

I think this situation may not happen in POE 2, because the slower pace of the game allows players to think more systematically. Let the players understand what they are facing, what they want to get in the end, and how to do it. In this process, players will have a better understanding of the game and may also get a more memorable experience in the game.

The Endgame Map With Soaring Difficulty

When talking about the topic of POE 2’s map, many players may become very serious. Because in the map, clearing the enemy is only the most basic requirement. More importantly, the player cannot die. Once the player dies, he will lose the map, 10-15% of the XP and all the resources invested in the map in the early stage. But this is only unfriendly to newcomers. Some old players who have played the previous game are still familiar with this mechanism.

Another item related to the map is Waystones, which is closely related to the player’s progress in drawing the map. Because of this, they are relatively rare. Therefore, if the player cannot maintain a good winning streak, he cannot get a map that matches his strength. The final result is that the player needs to start over. I share the same opinion as some players. This mechanism is still too cruel.

In my opinion, increasing the difficulty of the map does help improve the playability of the game and make each victory of the player more meaningful. But the current punishment measures are still too harsh. If the loss of XP can be appropriately reduced, or Waystones can be obtained more easily, then while enhancing the playability, it will also allow players to have a better gaming experience.

An Innovation Worthy Of Recognition

The slow pace of the campaign and the difficulty of the map bring a heavy and dangerous color to POE 2 Endgame. Every action of the player on the Atlas Map must be carefully considered, in order to compete for their own Waystones rather than just basic XP.

Such a change will make a few players feel uncomfortable, but the developer can make adjustments and balances in the future. For players who like to use their brains to play games, this change is great for them! So, test how far you can go under these rules and immerse yourself in the game world!

There were many refreshing games in 2024, but there were no top games competing with each other. On the other hand, there were many poor games this year, which either did not make any waves among players or were very painful to play and left a deep impression.

It should be noted in advance that these poor games are more subjective, and some players may have played them or even liked them, which is normal. Everyone has different tastes, and these games may just hit your taste. But if you have not played these games, it is not recommended to try them with curiosity.

Boring

• Slitterhead
• Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance
• Millennia
• Sins of a Solar Empire II
• The First Descendant
• Until Dawn Remake
• The Casting of Frank Stone
• Bodycam
• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
• Mario & Luigi: Brothership
• Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
• Unknown 9: Awakening
• Kong: Survivor Instinct
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed

It’s a bit surprising to see so many games at once. But these games are not all unpopular games. In fact, some of them are still played by some people. The main problem with them is that they are boring. They are the kind of games that are bland and have nothing new to say. You may play them one night and forget about them the next day. This doesn’t mean that you can’t have fun with them, but you have to work hard for it.

Slitterhead sounds interesting. You have to parasitize monsters in the human body in the city. However, this absurd horror action game is not scary to play, or even absurd. After the initial novelty, players will soon find that the monster design is monotonous and there is not much novelty. Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance is similar. The setting of fighting against Skynet makes people excited, but the actual play is very mediocre.

The First Descendant is a shooting game with amazing graphics, but that’s all. The rest of it can only be called mediocre at best. In short, it is only good in looks.

The Casting of Frank Stone is a derivative of Dead by Daylight. As a horror adventure game, its biggest problem is that it can’t make people feel scary.

The handheld camera in Bodycam trailer was once so real that it shocked players. However, the final game was not what it seemed.

Unknown 9: Awakening is a game that the creator did his best to make a mediocre game. Putting aside the controversy among the player community, its game content is enough to make people fall asleep. What’s more amazing than the game itself is how the creators were able to make such a formulaic action-adventure game.

There are a few games that I haven’t mentioned, but they all have various problems. Some remakes are not as good as the original games, some sequels do not inherit the core of the original games. Some games are simply annoying in terms of game design. In short, their own flaws make them not good enough.

Poor Quality

• Broken Roads
• Forever Blue Luminous
• Funko Fusion

Bad games are much more harsh than mediocre games. Because these games can actually cause players mental pain when playing.

Broken Roads is a turn-based RPG set in post-apocalyptic Australia. It tries to give players a serious RPG experience and adds a morality system that can determine whether the characters live or die. However, Broken Roads prepares a very detailed morality questionnaire for players to decide their various positions. Other than that, players will not feel that this morality system has any effect in the game.

Adding morality systems to games is fun, but only if you can use them. When you play Broken Roads, you will find that this game is just a bunch of inexplicable errands and disappointingly long dialogues, with few moral choices.

Forever Blue Luminous brings players a dream from the bottom of the sea, with light blue pictures and over 500 kinds of fish, allowing players to experience the fun of diving. However, players will soon find that this is actually an endlessly looping nightmare.

All the underwater scenery is randomly generated, and your last exploration will not bring any help to your next exploration. And the maps generated by the program are specious and similar. This game has no combat content, so you can only feel endless boredom.

Funko Fusion is a Lego adventure game, but it is not as good as the worst Lego game. In addition to the basically meaningless plot, the tasks are extremely repetitive, and there are fatal bugs that prevent players from continuing to advance the game.

The Worst

• Atomic Heart: Trapped in Limbo
• South Park Snow Day!
• Empire of the Ants

Trapped in Limbo is the second DLC for Atomic Heart, and it takes place after the main story ends. This DLC introduces two terrible mechanics. The first is that the player needs to slide and avoid obstacles for a long time, and sometimes jump. But jumping feels very uncomfortable and is not always very sensitive.

The other is that the player needs to perform first-person platform jumps. The problem is that the jumps are not very accurate, which quickly becomes a torture. The bad thing is that this torture will accompany you until the end of the game.

South Park Snow Day! is the third work of South Park. Its first two works are very good, but South Park Snow Day! made a big change. It went from an RPG to a 3D action game. The problem is that this transition does not seem to be very successful. Its operation feels very clumsy, and more importantly, it abandons the most important element of the previous game, humor. Players need to endure the bad operation to complete this unfunny game, which is undoubtedly a punishment.

Empire of the Ants has beautiful graphics, but its single-player story mode is terrible. Most of the combat missions are easy. The AI seems to have no idea how to use the important mechanics in the game, and the tough missions are annoying. Since you can’t save in the middle of a mission, you have to replay the entire mission after getting stuck, and you can’t skip the boring parts that are easy to play and only replay the challenging parts. The developers have almost never polished this story mode. Maybe they just thought they needed to make a story mode and rushed to make it.

These are the poor games of 2024. I wonder if you have the misfortune of playing one of them. Maybe you feel that the worst game you think is not mentioned above, you can also share your worst game played in 2024.

The Winter Of Premium Live-Service Games Is Coming

Premium live-service games are in the midst of a winter in the industry, where even though the industry consumes the time of millions of players, few new games are popular and server shutdowns are becoming more frequent. To keep players on their servers, series like Destiny and Overwatch have turned to free-to-play.

And premium live-service games, which are paid games with long-term profit projects, are gradually withdrawing from the market and are on the verge of extinction.

In 2024, developers and players are still fresh in their minds when they recall two major failures of premium live-service games. Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League cost WB Games nearly $200 million in investment. And another more expensive game, Concord, launched by Sony, couldn’t even get players interested in the game. In just a few weeks, the game disappeared.

Although Sony also has a popular game Helldivers 2, it is obvious that Helldivers 2 is not a game that the developer has worked hard to market, and the developer did not even consider it would be successful. And the final result also surprised the developers.

The Success Of Diablo 4 Is Because Of Its Game Type

Faced with such a difficult Premium live-service game, the developer of Diablo 4 rose to the challenge. Once launched in 2023, it won the love of many players and brought huge sales to the developer. Even in 2024, the game still has many fanatical fans, demonstrating a strong growth momentum.

So, how did Diablo 4 rise to the challenge and stand out from the decline of Premium live-service games?

For Rod Fergusson, the producer of famed Gears of War and now the general manager of the Diablo series, the most critical reason is that the developer did not consider the type of game when making the game. At the beginning of the game, the game studio only intended to make a game called Diablo.

But after the game was completed, the players in the game needed to continuously complete tasks, experience the game plot, kill enemies and get Diablo 4 Gold, which ultimately determined that it was an online service game rather than other types of games.

“An ARPG is inherently a live service. The question is what you do about it.” Rod Fergusson once said this to reporters in an interview. Rod Fergusson said that at the beginning of the production, the game production team had discussed whether Diablo 4 was a live service game, or whether the development team simply called it a live service game.

In the end, they found the right answer, recalling the expectations of millions of players in each season of Diablo 3. No matter how it is characterized, ARPG is essentially a live service game, and the most critical content is what efforts the developers have made for this.

For Fergusson, live service is an opportunity to constantly self-examine and self-update and repair the game, but the premise is to enable players to generate motivation to continue playing in the game. When players play Diablo 4 or a game similar to Diablo 4, they want to experience the entire game campaign. And after that, players hope to continue fighting, get Diablo 4 Items and other rewards dropped in the victorious battle, and reap the joy of winning the game and the rewards. In such an endless fantasy, players will return to the game again and again. This feedback will inspire game developers, allowing them to continuously provide new ideas for the game and generate new game content.

“That was one of the things that was great.” Fergusson believes that he believes they will not stop here, they will continue to improve the game and strive to create new game content for all players.

Game Developers Should Be Inspired By This

When making a game, game developers should not copy and paste, but consider the game content and choose the right game type. Just like when Suicide Squad promoted the experience content, players said after the experience that the content of the game was not suitable for online service games, and they could not be naturally integrated together.

Although the genre chosen by Concord is correct, it seems to be made by game developers to cater to the needs of live service games, which goes against the purpose of game production, players’ demand for Overwatch alternatives.

On the other hand, D4’s success is because players need a new game similar to the Diablo series. Players want new games that can be played for a long time, which also caters to the classic line of Field of Dreams “It’s not that if you build it, they will come, but because they will come, so we better build it.”

It can be seen that listening to the voice of players and choosing the correct game genre to match the game content is particularly important for the success of a game. Developers should be good at listening to players’ opinions, thinking, and constantly modifying games to achieve success.

In 2022, many people were impressed by the first season of Arcane. In 2024, Riot Games launched the second season of the series, which was still well received by the audience.

According to reports, the co-founder of Riot Games recently said that the production and marketing costs of making two seasons of Arcane totaled $250 million. Netflix and Riot Games’ parent company Tencent need to use $3 million to exchange its broadcast rights for each episode. However, this is still less than half of the cost of Riot Games to make Arcane.

Arcane

League of Legends is an old game that has been born for 15 years and still has a large player base. Each hero in LOL has his own unique background story and power. In the first few years, the background stories of some heroes were a bit confusing. Then Riot Games spent some time to sort out, rewrite and integrate the background stories, and gradually created an almost perfect League of Legends universe.

As Riot Games grew and grew, they gradually came up with the idea of ​​turning the background stories into formal series. Finally, they made a bold move. Riot decided to make its own series about the background story of League of Legends. They wanted to keep full control of the characters. In 2020, Riot hired Spenley, who had worked at Netflix Inc., to form a team, which then expanded to 25 people.

Riot hopes to use Arcane as a gift to players and attract more players to play their games. League of Legends has been operating for many years, and the number of players is decreasing. This is the dilemma that Riot Games is facing now.

Riot hopes to open another path with Arcane, or even become another Disney company.

However, the budget of the series exceeded their expectations. Riot originally planned to make a profit in the second season, but the situation does not seem to have changed much.

How Arcane Makes Money?

In fact, some employees within Riot do not support the development of Arcane. Nicolo Laurent, the former CEO of Riot, invested too much passion in Arcane, which squeezed out resources about the game of League of Legends itself. Laurent tried to develop more value for the game of LOL, not just the game itself.

But when Arcane’s first season was released, Riot did not give item designers enough time to design Arcane-related items, which is one of the reasons why players only saw four skins in the first season, and three of them were free. Arcane did attract a lot of players for Riot in the first season, but the player retention rate was very low and did not meet Riot’s expectations.

Although Arcane was not commercially successful, it won many awards, which excited the Arcane production team and Riot.

After that, they gave Arcane two years to make related items for Arcane, but the profit still did not seem to meet their expectations.

Riot’s Explanation

Although Arcane did not bring profits to Riot, a Riot spokesperson said that the show was successful, at least in November, it was Riot’s highest-income month. They hope that the show can bring more players to the game to increase player consumption.

With T1 winning this year’s world championship and the release of Arcane, Riot took advantage of the opportunity to launch expensive skins, even up to hundreds of dollars. Players complained on Reddit that Riot Games has forgotten its original intention and only releases these mass-produced skins to perfunctory players. Marc Merrill, co-founder of Riot Games, responded that they did not create such a wonderful work as Arcane to promote their own skins. On the contrary, they launched so many skins just to create wonderful music and animation like Arcane.

Adjustment Of Riot Games

However, from the perspective of Riot Games, it seems that it has suspended the idea of ​​continuing to enter the film and television industry. They laid off 11% of their employees at the beginning of this year and announced that they would focus their future work back on the game industry. They suspended the subsequent production of Arcane and also suspended the adaptation and development of other works. Shauna Spenley, president of Riot Games, resigned and reorganized the entertainment department.

Reasons For Failure

In fact, it is not the first time that a game has been adapted into a movie and faced such a failure. Nintendo had experienced a similar failure in 1993. Publishers are accustomed to licensing their characters to Hollywood film companies to transfer possible risks. Riot Games suffered a financial failure, and it is obvious that they did not consider how to make a profit from their works.

Adapting video games into animations or movies is a current trend, but it is clear that Riot Games still lacks a lot of experience in this regard.

On the other hand, the second season of Arcane did not satisfy gamers. Although the content of both series can be regarded as excellent productions, their content does not match the background stories that players know. The content of Arcane’s adaptation also changes the background settings of the game. It is difficult to say whether this large-scale adaptation method is a good thing or a bad thing.

Whatever, fans still hope that Riot Games can continue to promote the production of the series. Completely develop the entire game map. This is a very big challenge. Maybe Riot Games will not try this method in the short term, but they have not given up. Maybe Riot Games will not give up their project to continue developing the background story of League of Legends, but perhaps it would be more appropriate to tell the background stories by games.

Players who like Marvel Rivals can have a carnival again. The last carnival was when the game was launched for public testing on December 6. At that time, Marvel Rivals rushed to the top of Steam best-selling list and the second on the hot play list in just one day, and then reached the milestone of 20 million players, but this may only be the determination of the athlete at the start. Long-term competitive games have to face a long-distance race. Whether they can laugh to the end depends on the subsequent operation.

Date

On January 7, Marvel Rivals finally released a preview of the first season. S1 is called “Eternal Night Falls” and will be officially launched on January 10. This is the first month of Marvel Rivals’ operation, and it has successfully won the praise of players.

S1 is a total of three months, which will be divided into the first half and the second half. The time of the first half is January 10, 2025, and the time of the second half is probably Friday, February 21 or Friday, February 28. The entire season will last about three months.

New Heroes

A total of four new heroes will be released throughout the season, namely the famous “Fantastic Four”, as well as three new maps and a new mode. The first half of the season will release new heroes, “Mr. Fantastic” and “Invisible Woman”, and the skins of Invisible Woman and Mr. Fantastic will also be released following the launch of Season 1. There is also a new map “Empire of Eternal Night: Midtown” and a new map “Sanctum Sanctorum” for Doom match.

Logically, the second half of S1 should release the remaining content, that is, the remaining two “Human Torch” and “The Thing” of Fantastic Four, and the last map “Empire of Eternal Night: Central Park”. However, in the official developer interview video, the update content of the second half of the season was not determined, so players speculated that there would be more “surprises” in the second half of the season, such as the hero “Blade” that is strongly related to the plot, or new heroes such as Ultron.

As for the two heroes that have been announced, Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman, they have been well received by players. Mr. Fantastic can enlarge his body to resist damage for his teammates, and is a tank character.

Invisible Woman is a more comprehensive healing character.

• Her normal shooting can return, causing two damages to the enemy, or healing teammates twice.
• About 4 to 5 seconds after Invisible Woman stops attacking, she will become invisible.
• When the enemy approaches her, she can make a second jump and push the enemy a short distance away.
• She also has the ability to push or pull the enemy away.
• Invisible Woman can create a force field in the field, pulling the enemies around the field to the center.
• Invisible Woman can create a small shield to resist damage for teammates, and enemies passing through this shield will be slowed down.
• Her ultimate skill is to create an invisible force field that covers her and her teammates. Teammates within this range will continue to receive treatment, and enemies outside the field cannot see teammates in the field.
• Invisible Woman has a bond with Fantastic Four, and will be strengthened when she appears with them.

The skills of Invisible Woman are very comprehensive. She will not bring powerful treatment to teammates, but she has a strong control effect and can provide a variety of auxiliary functions for teammates. Players can’t wait to experience Invisible Woman when she goes online.

Balance And Adjustment

In addition to the presentation of new content, this season update also targets a series of game pain points and balance. After so long online, Marvel Rivals has the original innovative ingenuity really improved the player experience? And how will S1 adjust the problems that arise?

First of all, there is the problem of hero balance. At the trial meeting before the public beta, the developer mentioned that “our heroes should feel like superheroes.” The specific approach is to make all members overpower, so that no one will be overpower. At present, this approach is really established. Except for a few heroes, such as Black Widow who have a weak presence, most heroes can find their own place. For example, characters such as Captain America and Iron Fist, who are difficult to play in high-level competitions, still have considerable dominance in low-level competitions. Overall, it is in a good balance state.

The only headache is that several heroes such as Hela and Hawkeye seem to be a little too overpowered, which makes BP environment in high-level games a little monotonous. Fortunately, this balance adjustment directly cuts the pain points, and the strengthening and weakening are consistent with the daily feedback of players.

After talking about balance, let’s talk about the feedback given to players by the link-up skills. The design of link-up skills does enrich the strategy of the game, but it also binds the strength of the two heroes in a sense. For example, a classic example is Magneto and Scarlet Witch. The link-up skills of the two are one of the strongest in the whole game, which makes Magneto, a tank, have damage that is not inferior to that of ordinary output characters, but the strength of Scarlet Witch is not satisfactory at present. This leads to that if players are going for this pair of powerful link-up skills, someone must choose the useless Scarlet Witch. And strengthening Scarlet Witch requires weakening the link-up skills.

In short, although Marvel Rivals looks very similar to OW, it is more comfortable to play than OW so far. The new season is coming, and more and more heroes will join. Its future is worth looking forward to.

Recently, according to the news leaked by Genshin Impact developers, a new character will be added to Standard Character Banner. This is undoubtedly good news for Genshin Impact fans and players.

As we all know, as a classic Gacha game, if players want to get new characters in Genshin Impact, they mainly pull the banners of the game characters. There are currently two types of banners in Genshin Impact, one is Standard Character Banner and the other is Limited Character Banner.

Limited Banner is adjusted approximately every three weeks. There are two highly anticipated five-star characters in the current Limited Banner, namely Cryo user Citlali and Pyro Archon Mavuika.

Standard Banner is permanent. Unless the developer needs to add a new character to Standard Banner, some updates and adjustments will be made. It can be seen that for most players, Limited Banner will be more popular and cost-effective.

And the actual situation is also true. Standard Banner of Genshin Impact is not particularly popular in the player circle. The main reason is that only when the player loses 50/50 in Limited Banner, there is a chance to get the banner character that drops.

Therefore, for some players, the only way to get the character they like is to use Genshin Impact Top Up to get more Genesis Crystals faster to increase the probability of drawing cards.

But at the same time, in order to make Limited Banner more attractive, the developers have tried many times to enrich the available characters in it. Recently, it was revealed that a new character named Mizuki may be added to Limited Banner. And in the disclosed information, it is shown that Mizuki may become the third five-star character to join the banner after Mavuika and Citlali.

Although these speculated information has not been verified by the official developers, according to the number of recent frequent leaks, Mizuki is likely to debut in Genshin Impact 5.4.

Possible Release Time For The New Character

According to the leaked information, Mizuki will appear in the game as a supporting character, and her equipment will be enhanced with Elemental Mastery. Players don’t need to be surprised by this, because it is rumored that Mizuki is an Anemo elemental character.

So if you are missing a five-star support character, you can consider this Genshin Impact Accounts, which will help you win in battle.

In addition, the rumor that Mizuki will be added to Standard Character Banner also proves that she may be a five-star character.

As for Mizuki’s character play style, according to the leaked information, the character may combine the styles of Wanderer and Venti. She has some similar functions to Wanderer, such as Mizuki can also float above the enemy and use catalysts to cause AoE damage to the enemy.

In addition, the character can also gather enemies together and cast special on-field items called Snacks, which can freely choose to explode or heal according to HP value of teammates.

If the above leaked information is true, the developer is likely to debut it in Limited Banner of Genshin Impact 5.4, and then consider adding it to Standard Banner of Genshin Impact 5.5.

Based on the regular update time of Genshin Impact in the past, it is expected that players will see the update of Genshin Impact 5.4 around February 12, 2025, and the developer may release Genshin Impact 5.5 around March 26, about a month later.

Now is 2025, and EWC is preparing for the 2025 esports events. Esports World Cup has successively announced the list of games with events, including MOBA games, FPS games, fighting games, and even chess games.

What Is Esports World Cup?

Just like Olympic Games in the sports world, with the increase in players, e-sports competitions have gradually entered the public’s field of vision. Esports World Cup is an internationally famous e-sports event. Although it is not as good as Olympics, it has the largest prize pool in e-sports competitions and the most popular e-sports events in all games.

In addition to watching the game, the audience participating in EWC can also enjoy more activities. For example, they can communicate with their favorite players or teams on the spot, or interact with them, or even play an entertaining game with them.

EWC was held for the first time in 2024 by Arab Esports World Cup Foundation, with a prize pool of 60 million US dollars. EWC is not a sudden event. Its predecessor was Gamers8 Festival, which was held in 2022 and 2023, and now it has become more formal.

EWC 2025 will be held in conjunction with ESL FaceI, the esports team that organizes Counter-Strike tournaments. EWC 2025 will have 25 tournaments, 9 of which have been confirmed. The remaining events will be confirmed in the next few days.

2025 Esports World Cup will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from June to August 2025.

Confirmed Games

In the 2024 event, more than 20 games participated in EWC to share the $60 million prize pool. The prize pool amount for this year has not yet been announced, but this year’s games will have more games than last year.

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the latest game released in Call of Duty series and will be released in 2024. This game is not only the first game in COD series to be announced to join EWC, but also the first game on 2025 EWC event list.

This game can be run on Xbox, PlayStation and PC, and is a fast-paced FPS game. COD BO6 is set during Operation Desert Storm. This game is famous for its PVP mode and multiplayer cooperative mode against zombies. EWC winning mode is mainly team PVP mode.

Honor Of Kings

Honor of Kings is a mobile MOBA and the second event confirmed by EWC. This game was released by a Chinese developer in 2015. This game is one of the most popular MOBA games in the world, especially in some Asian regions such as China.

Honor of Kings can be run on IOS and Android systems. This game adopts a 5V5 structure, divided into three lanes: top, middle and bottom. The heroes controlled by players can be divided into several categories such as shooters, warriors, mages, tanks, etc.

Call Of Duty: Warzone

Call of Duty: Warzone is Activision’s second game to appear in EWC and the second game in the COD series. This first-person shooter game was released in 2020 and has a battle royale and looting mode. However, unlike the traditional battle royale mode, some Warzone modes allow players to respawn or encourage players to occupy resource points. Players can also customize their equipment and equip skills.

Free Fire

Free Fire is the second mobile game in EWC. This is a shooting game published by Singaporean developer Garena International and can be run on Android and iOS.

Free Fire is a simplified version of the battle royale game, which is somewhat similar to Fortnite. A total of 50 players compete against each other on an island and try to be the last one alive. A game lasts about ten minutes.

Street Fighter 6

Street Fighter 6 is a fighting game produced and released by Capcom in 2023. Street Fighter series was first released as early as 1987 and has always been loved by fighting game players. Street Fighter 6 competition is also one of the most spectacular events at EWC 2024. It can be expected that it will be one of the protagonists of EWC 2025.

Street Fighter 6 can be run on multiple platforms. It has two multiplayer modes, Fighting Ground and Battle Hub, and the competition will be held in Fighting Ground.

DOTA 2

Dota 2 is the second MOBA game confirmed to participate in EWC 2025. This game was released by Valve in 2013 and still maintains its vitality.

Dota 2 has more than 126 characters. Both teams will control 5 heroes to collect resources on the map and eventually destroy the ancient buildings in the opponent’s base.

Rainbow Six Siege

Rainbow Six is ​​a game produced and released by Ubisoft Montreal Studio in 2015. Players can fight in multiple modes, including defusing or planting bombs, rescuing hostages and occupying objective locations. This is a team-based shooting game that can interact intensely with the environment, including shooting through walls, breaking windows, and blowing up obstacles.

Competitive Online Chess

December 17, 2024 Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) and Chess.com announced that they will bring competitive online chess to EWC. This is somewhat surprising news for video game enthusiasts around the world, as chess is relatively traditional compared to complex video games. However, it also marks that EWC is gaining more and more attention.

Chess.com is a platform for chess enthusiasts around the world to gather, and Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen will also participate in EWC as an ambassador.

Crossfire

Crossfire is an FPS game released in 2007 with multiple game modes. It is also the next FPS game to join EWC. Crossfire has cultivated many game fans in China over the past 10 years, and it has become one of the most popular FPS games in the world. This event will make it truly global.

2025 is the second year of EWC, and more and more games will join this event. More importantly, EWC gives excellent gamers from all over the world a fair chance to compete, attracting the attention of global game enthusiasts. As long as EWC continues to be held, it may eventually become the Olympics of the video game industry.

Elden Ring Nightreign caused a sensation when it was announced at The Game Awards 2024. Because the game developers have said that they will not design and develop Elden Ring 2.

According to the developers, Nightreign is not a true sequel, but a derivative work of Elden Ring. The background story of Nightreign is set in a parallel world to the original Elden Ring game.

And in order to meet the long-standing wishes of Soulsbornes, the developers will provide game scenarios in Nightreign where players can complete tasks together to increase the interest and favorability of players and fans in Elden Ring Nightreign.

In fact, according to the information revealed by the developers, it can be inferred that the cooperative mode is the original intention of designing Nightreign, and it is the main attraction different from the original version. Nightreign is more like a rogue-lite game than a traditional soulslike game.

In Nightreign, the enemies and maps of the game world are random, so there will be some changes every time the player starts.

As we all know, Soulsborne games in the past have online functions, and players can invite others to help them complete certain sequences or defeat bosses. However, these online systems are not conducive to players and friends operating together during the game.

For example, in Elden Ring, if you want to kill boss with a friend, you can only do it by doing the sequence twice, once for yourself, and then for your friend to continue to complete it. This means that players need to spend more time to get the same Elden Ring Runes reward.

Fortunately, such troublesome operations will be well solved after Nightreign goes online. It can apply the seamless cooperation mode to Elden Ring and systematize it.

New Gameplay Mode Of Nightreign

Although Nightreign optimizes the shortcomings of traditional Soulsborne games that cannot play multiplayer games at the same time.

However, according to the developer, the multiplayer modes available in Nightreign are either single-player or three-player, and there is no option for two-player games for players to choose.

Although Nightreign was called a Soulsborne game with similar elements to Fortnite after its launch, it does not allow two player characters to participate in three-day run competitions.

According to the rules of Nightreign, players can only act alone or in a group of three, but there is no option to act in pairs. This is undoubtedly disadvantageous and confusing for players who prefer to go together.

However, this does not mean that the possibility of players teaming up in pairs is zero, because the game adopts the principle of random matching, and it is very likely that there will be one slot left after random matching. This slot does not seem to be replaced by NPCs.

Because the offline game has been called a single-player game so far, there will be no mimic to carry players. Therefore, the developers strongly encourage all players to randomly match and play online.

But it is worth noting that although Nightreign has these improvements, it will not turn it into a live-service game like Fortnite.

Strange Three-Person Team Mode

Nightreign’s entire game content is made around a three-person team, which must be incredible for some players.

But according to the developers, this is intentional in order to reflect the uniqueness of the game.

The game is a unique combination of elements, from the approach of the loop, the birds that suddenly appear on the map, and even the enemies that appear are centered around the three challengers.

For example, the three-headed dog can split into three dogs to chase the player, and Centipede Demon can also attack the player from three different directions at the same time.

In addition, according to the developers, the gameplay faced by choosing to fight alone and three people is different. The main difference will be the number of enemies faced on the game map or the type of boss that needs to be killed.

Although it seems that the difficulty settings of these modules can change the enemies when players are paired up, the developers insist that the game will only have single-player or three-player modes.

Nightreign Is A Big Experiment For The Developers

The trailer released by the developers seems to portray Nightreign as a big experiment they are doing to make it faster than before. In Nightreign, there will be more traversal options, characters with superpowers, and cooperative exploration.

These changes may be the future trend of FromSoftware’s cooperative games. Instead of being revived in Site of Grace or Bonfire, players can be revived by being hit by teammates when they are down.

This is a new way to revive. This not only helps players simplify the process of reviving, but also helps relieve players’ frustration in a fun way.

Nightreign contains a lot of game content. Although it also contains some elements of other games, it is unique to Soulsborne game.

Nightreign is a very innovative attempt to use Elden Ring as a basis and add some new elements, which may be applied to other large-scale games in the future.

In short, Elden Ring Nightreign is a bold and interesting innovation. If you are a loyal fan of Soulsborne game, stay tuned!

The Squid Game theme event joins CoD BO6 on January 3 to celebrate the successful broadcast of Squid Game Season 2 on Netflix!

At that time, the game will launch a related theme event, players can experience a variety of limited-time battle modes in this theme event, and there are also many Squid Game themed limited-time rewards.

Limited-Time Rewards For Squid Game Theme Events

In this event, the developer has brought a lot of rewards to players, some of which can be claimed directly, but more require players to complete related activities to obtain. Players can get the new Front Man Operator and the new Cleaver Melee Weapon in the event.

In the new event, players will wear the same green sportswear as the characters in Squid Game and earn XP in the three modes of Multiplayer, Zombies and Call of Duty: Warzone. Used to get rewards in the new Squid Game Event Pass to prove their status as top players.

There are two types of Squid Game Event Pass. The Free reward track is open to all players and offers rewards such as the Player 006 Operator skin, the Player 115 Operator skin, stickers, badges, loading screens, and more. When players reach Mastery in the Free reward track, they will also receive the new Cleaver Melee Weapon, which will help them win the game.

The other Premium Track requires players to provide 1,100 COD points to unlock. In addition to all the rewards in the Free reward track mentioned above, players can get the limited-time reward “High Authority” XM4 Assault Rifle blueprint, as well as the blueprints for the knife, GS45 pistol, and Saug SMG. Besides these, players can also get the Concussion Grenade skin, Finishing Move, “Throwdown” emote, and “Who’s Left” Talking Gun Screen.

When players reach Mastery in the Premium Track, they will receive the “Front Man” Operator. Players can use this to transform themselves into the cold administrator in the Squid Game and lead their team to victory.

Squid Game Themed Event Limited Time Event

This event will add the Squid Game theme to the three modes mentioned above. This event is about the life and death of the players. If you are a new player, you will face the already complex basic operations and a lot of rules of the theme event. It may be difficult to enter the game for a while. So new players can practice basic operations in CoD: Black Ops 6 Bot Lobbies to gradually adapt to the complex theme event.

Red Light, Green Light

Red Light, Green Light is one of the theme events. Players will enter the Red Card court. There are three rounds of the game, divided into Red Light and Green Light modes. In the first round, all players have no weapons. In the second and third rounds, players can pick up weapons from the ground and eliminate other players through melee and finishing.

There is a Young-hee in the arena, and she will observe the actions of each player. When Young-hee says “Green Light”, the player can start fighting. Once Young-hee says “Red Light”, the player cannot make any moves, otherwise the player will fail.

Pentathlon

The second theme event is called Pentathlon. This event is divided into two specific contents: Piggy Bank Team Deathmatch and Roulette.

In Piggy Bank Team Deathmatch, each elimination of a player will increase the score of Mega Piggy Bank. Mega Piggy Bank will drop during the game, and all players have to do is to compete for the huge bonus at this time.

In Roulette, the Roulette Handgun will appear in the center of the map. Players need to fight for the Roulette Handgun and eliminate all opponents by shooting once to get double points, helping players to get Scorestreaks faster. But on the other hand, each shot has a great chance of failure and will blow up in the hands of the player.

Dead Light, Green Light

Dead Light, Green Light is the third theme event. This event will appear in Liberty Falls and the new Citadelle des Morts Zombies map. Dead Light, Green Light players in these events will not die.

Players will gain a lot of Essence from Zombies by killing them in the “Green Light” stage. Once entering the “Red Light”, no player can move, otherwise the Essence previously obtained will be reset. Therefore, players must ensure that they do not move when the “Red Light” is on, and kill as many enemies as possible when entering the “Green Light”.

And this is not the end. When the terrifying “Dead Light” stage begins, the enemies in the game will become more ferocious, and players must be ready for a fierce battle at any time.

The above is the main content of the linkage theme between this game and Squid Game. Players can enter the game as soon as possible to experience the latest game content and feel the exciting game with fate as the bet under the Squid Game theme!

As the sequel to the classic ARPG, the launch of the early access version of “Path of Exile 2” has triggered a wave of player enthusiasm. However, some players have recently found some problems with the game experience.

One of the problems is that the player’s computer will freeze when the game is most intense. Specifically, when the player switches to a new area, the screen will be stuck, and the gears below the screen will stop working. If the player just ends the battle with the enemy at this time and is about to pick up Path Of Exile 2 Currency and items, the player will lose all the rewards, which sounds really unlucky.

When this problem was first discovered, many players thought it was a problem with the game itself. But after encountering the same problem many times, the players thought it was a problem with the computer itself and began to conduct professional inspections and judgments.

Players monitored their computers while running POE 2 and found that whenever the game switched to a new level, the CPU usage would reach 100%, the screen would eventually lock, but the fan would not run at high speed, making the same sound as PlayStation 4 Pro. At first, players did not find a clear reason until they realized through online communication that the Windows 11 24H2 forced update may have caused this problem.

Of course, this is not the only problem caused by the Windows 11 24H2 forced update. Some players also reported that problems with Ubisoft Connect, damage to Microsoft Outlook, and related problems encountered by users (such as startup and synchronization problems) may be closely related to this update.

What Players Can Do In The Face Of Problems?

Due to a series of problems caused by the Windows 11 24H2 forced update, it is difficult for players to obtain currency or other items smoothly. At the same time, there is currently no direct way to prevent Path of Exile 2 from locking the PC, but players have found some ways to alleviate such problems, such as

Try To Restore To The Node Before The Update (It May Be Too Late):

If the problem occurs within a week after the Windows 11 24H2 forced update, you can follow the steps below:

1. Open “Settings” in Windows.
2. Click “Recovery” and select “Restore Node”.
3. Find a restore point around the time when Windows 11 24H2 was installed and choose to restore to that point.

Try To Reduce The CPU Usage Of Path Of Exile 2:

This method does not completely prevent CPU crashes, but it can prevent the PC from completely freezing while playing Path of Exile 2 to a certain extent. This will allow players to restart the game without restarting the PC. Here’s how to do it:

1. Launch the game and then minimize the game using Alt+Tab.
2. Open Task Manager and select the “Details” option. Players will see it on the left side of Task Manager.
3. Find “PathOfExile.exe” and right-click it.
4. Select “Set Affinity” from the menu.
5. Uncheck 4-5 CPU cores (starting from the bottom) and click “OK”.

Players will need to repeat this every time they launch the game. But players should be careful not to disable too many CPUs, as this may reduce the performance of the game.

Reinstall Windows 11 Without Windows 11 24H2:

If players cannot successfully resolve the problem using the previous methods and crashes still occur, the only remaining solution is to completely reinstall Windows 11. This includes the following:

1. Back up all important files.
2. Format the drive and reinstall Windows.
3. Restore files and applications.
4. Reinstall Windows with the 23H2 update installed.

Note that doing so will prevent players from experiencing some security fixes provided by Windows 11 24H2, and will also consume players’ time, so players should still consider it as a last resort.

Microsoft Said That The Update Will Cause Problems And Is Working On Fixing It

It was not until December 2024 that Microsoft officially admitted that forcing the update of Windows 11 24H2 would cause problems. But in the meantime, the official is also working hard to find a solution, but the official has not given a clear description of the specific solution.

Therefore, based on everyone’s discussion, it is finally recommended that players do not choose to install the Windows 11 24H2 system. This is not only detrimental to the player’s PC but also brings a bad gaming experience to the player. If you are a player who has already installed it, don’t be too anxious. Waiting for Microsoft’s solution will be the best option.

Recently, a hot game has appeared in the hero shooting game genre, called Marvel Rivals. As we all know, Overwatch 2 has always been a classic game in this circle, and other games of the same type have not caused such a warm response, but Marvel Rivals has been a great success.

The reason for this phenomenon may be the players’ freshness to Marvel Rivals and its fast release schedule, coupled with the overall negative emotions of many players in Overwatch 2 game community during this period, which has made players pay attention to the newly launched Marvel Rivals game.

Although it seems that Marvel Rivals has more development advantages than Overwatch 2, Overwatch 2 has an advantage that is difficult to surpass for the current Marvel Rivals, that is, Overwatch 2 is more refined than Marvel Rivals. This is a key factor affecting whether these two games can develop well in the long run.

In addition, the existence of some game bugs in Marvel Rivals is very fatal to the game itself. Secondly, even if some players want to try the game, they will be discouraged by these bugs.

Marvel Rivals Runs Slower

Although some technical issues in Marvel Rivals are not completely unplayable, and the game itself is very sophisticated, these technical issues actually affect the player’s gaming experience.

Of course, every game inevitably has some technical issues, even Overwatch 2 has some minor bugs. But Overwatch 2 has been a very sophisticated game since its release, and once any bugs that affect the gaming experience appear, the developers will respond immediately to solve them, and may even disable heroes and maps if necessary.

Some Current Bugs

According to some players, there are also some technical problems in the game function settings. For example, when the player shoots, it feels that the enemy has been aimed at, but the actual bullet often misses the target.

The reason for this phenomenon is that Marvel Rivals has a built-in default mouse acceleration function, which affects the player’s aiming when shooting. Some players said that they need to edit the folder to turn off this function.

Secondly, another bug that players often complain about is that some characters are actually operated at a lower FPS. The effect is worse. For example, when players use Star Lord character to cast the ultimate skill at a low FPS, the damage to the enemy will be reduced.

This kind of bug is generally a problem that shooting games need to avoid. However, for Marvel Rivals, this problem that has existed since the beginning of the design seems to be more difficult to solve.

In addition, according to some players, they often encounter system crashes while playing the game, and even damage their computers and consoles. Although these problems have been reported to the developers, it is rumored that these problems have not been well resolved after the game was launched for a month.

In addition, some players also said that some minor problems are found in the game almost every day, such as stuttering problems and crashes caused by excessive disk resources. Some players even said that they were banned from playing the game because they logged into the game on other systems.

In response to these problems, the developers also sent messages to users claiming that they are investigating and solving problems such as players being mistakenly banned without cheating and the adverse effects of FPS on the functions of game characters.

Of course, Overwatch 2 is not without problems. It’s just that in comparison, the bugs in Marvel Rivals are more outrageous. Overall, Overwatch 2 is a refined game without any major bugs, especially when playing on a low-performance laptop. It rarely causes a significant drop in FPS and crashes.

Marvel Rivals is still fresh at present. After all, it is a newly launched large-scale game, and there are also aspects worthy of players’ appreciation. However, if you only focus on the speed of updates and ignore the repair of game bugs, and these bugs will have a bad impact on the game experience. Then, from the perspective of long-term development, it is still difficult for Marvel Rivals to surpass Overwatch 2.

It’s time for the annual year-end summary again. Today, the main content to be summarized is 2024 Best Mobile Game. On this issue, a group of experts in the mobile game industry gave their own opinions and selected the most representative games of the year in their opinion.

Monopoly Go Brings A Brand New Experience

First, Danny Moy, the chief strategy officer of SciPlay, believes that Monopoly Go is the most exciting game of the year. First, he believes that Monopoly Go is an adaptation of the games we are familiar with in the past.

First of all, it continues the basic gameplay of traditional Monopoly. But while continuing the tradition, it also launched a lot of new content, such as a new social mechanism and related mini-games.

The new mechanics in Monopoly Go are a major feature of the game. Although MG Stickers obtained based on daily activities and lottery mechanisms are only for collection, because of their different rarity and different ways of obtaining them, a large number of players will use a variety of methods to collect as many stickers as possible, thus driving the continued development of the game.

Monopoly Go is one of the best of 2024 Best Mobile Game. He believes that in the coming year, there will be more such games that will bring players a completely different experience.

The Future Of Squad Busters Is Full Of Challenges And Opportunities

Teemu Haila, as co-founder and chief product officer of Metaplay, believes that the best mobile game this year is Squad Busters, and he himself is also a super fan of the game. He believes that Squad Busters is impressive in all aspects, which is something that many other games cannot achieve.

In the process of experiencing the game, he found that Squad Busters is not only fascinating to play but also very suitable for playing with friends. And its animation and network speed are very good, which he appreciates very much. In the game, various Supercell IPs are integrated in a brand new way. This is easily reminiscent of Nintendo’s classic IP fusion game.

But Teemu Haila believes that this will be a challenge in the future, but there is no standard answer to this challenge. He is also looking forward to what surprises the game will bring to everyone in the future.

Pokémon TCG’s Achievements Are Amazing

Álvaro Pinto, Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder of Aptoide, believes that Pokémon TCG is the most interesting game this year. As a classic game, Pokémon TCG uses simple card mechanisms and logic to make it easy for anyone to get started. Pokémon TCG is still amazing because of its continuous innovation, growth and driving force in the game field.

My Superstore Simulator Is Addictive

Kian Hozouri believes that My Superstore Simulator This is the game that fascinated him this year. He believes that this game perfectly integrates personal decision-making with the game. In the game, he plays multiple roles and deeply understands the difficulty of running a supermarket, which makes him addicted to the game.

My Opinion

The above content is the views of different game experts on different games. In my opinion, Monopoly Go is the best mobile game of the year.

As a game with a basic gameplay that is well known to people, the game developers have done sufficient research on how to attract the enthusiasm of players. The developers chose the current popular task rewards and card draw rewards, turning the reward acquisition method into a more interesting mechanism, making players willing to spend time and energy to collect rewards, thus gaining extremely high popularity and praise. It also sets a new standard for industry quality, which is worth learning from future game developers.

The above are representatives of the best mobile games of the year in 2024, and they are all among the most popular games this year.

Sorceress, like Witch, is one of the two completely magic-based classes in Path of Exile 2. The difference between it and Witch is that Witch focuses on necromancy and summoning minions, while Sorceress focuses on elemental damage and can use a variety of powerful spells.

The disadvantage of Sorceress is that both defense and health are low, so for a successful Sorceress, positioning, dodging and healing are very important elements to play this role well.

For players who have entered POE 2 Endgame, this requirement will be higher. Because the difficulty of the game has increased more, players will face more and more terrible enemies. The map has added more complex mechanisms so that players will lose more Path Of Exile 2 Currency and other loot if they fail.

Because of this, players need a powerful witch to cope with these challenges. The following will provide some guidance and suggestions on Sorceress Build.

Best Equipment For Sorceress In Endgame

Whenever you find equipment for a Sorceress, you will instinctively look for equipment that improves the Sorceress’s natural strengths. Any equipment that increases mana, spell damage, spell critical chance, casting speed, and/or intelligence is a must. Sorceress can use a staff or magic, as well as an energy shield that focuses mana.

If you haven’t found a suitable weapon yet, you can try to find and use Enezun’s Charge Volatile Wand. It is an excellent wand that can be used with your Sorceress through Endgame. It increases your Sorceress’s spell damage and spell critical chance. It also absorbs a little mana for your Sorceress to use with each kill.

Armor also follows the same rules as above looking for several related attributes that can improve the Sorceress’s comparative advantages, and any high-energy shield focus, such as Expert Plumed Focus. With these, you can get the best Endgame equipment for your Sorceress.

Best Skill Gems For Sorceress In Endgame

1. Flameblast

When the player reaches level 52 and has 119 Intelligence, the player can use Flameblast by freeing up a 13 Uncut Skill Gem. This is one of the most powerful offensive spells a player can learn.

Flameblast is a channeled spell that creates a circle of destructive energy around the player’s character or Solar Orb. The longer the player channels with Sorceress, the larger the last explosion will be and the more damage it will cause. The player needs to be very careful about the positioning of the character during used to avoid being interrupted.

2. Temporal Chains

If the player’s Sorceress intends to use a lot of status effects, the player may consider using Temporal Chains to increase this effect. This skill requires the player to be at level 52 with 119 Intelligence and a level 13 Gem.

Temporal Chains creates an AoE that curses all enemies in it and causes any status effects on the enemy to drain more slowly. Temporal Chains also makes it a very valuable defensive tool because it slows down enemies.

3. Firestorm

Players should choose Firestorm after level 41, so that they can better control the crowd. To get this skill, players need to have 95 intelligence and level 11 gems. It is also an AoE skill that causes a fire to fall from the sky and eventually ignites all enemies in the area. If the enemy dies during Firestorm, this skill will become more powerful.

Best Passive Skills For Sorceress In Endgame

1. Path Of Flame/Winter/Storms

Every time a POE 2 player successfully levels up in POE 2, they will gain a skill point, and players can use these skill points to light up different positions in the skill tree. Sorceress’s skills are concentrated in the upper half of the skill tree, because most intelligence and spellcasting-related skills are in the upper half.

For Sorceress players, it is more appropriate to look for skills that can increase the player’s elemental damage, status effects, and mana and intelligence. For specific goals, players can choose Path of Flame, Path of Storms, or Path of Winter. These skills can enhance the accumulation of elemental damage and related status effects, and can be grouped with numerous similar effects.

2. Cremation/Glaciation/Electrical Amplification

Sorceress players will eventually choose a type of elemental damage to specialize in. If the player chooses Fire, look at Cremation at the top of the skill tree. This skill allows the player to penetrate 18% of the enemy’s fire resistance, which will prevent the player from being trapped by enemies that are resistant to the player’s special element.

Glaciation is a skill that can be selected for players who specialize in Cold damage version, and Electrical Amplification is a skill that can be selected for players who specialize in the Lightning damage version.

3. Inescapable Cold

If the player insists on using a Cold damage build, then this skill is very suitable. It provides the player with 40% Freeze accumulation and 20% Freeze duration. It is a simple and effective skill.

Best Spirit Gems for Sorceress in Endgame

1. Raging Spirits

When players collect Uncut Spirit Gems in POE 2, they cut them into various auxiliary skills and serve to strengthen the player’s active skills.

If the player’s Sorceress chooses a Fire damage build, Raging Spirits will be the player’s first choice. This gem will summon tiny minions every time the player casts a fire spell, and then they will spread out to attack other enemies. It will be very useful for players because fire builds usually lack crowd control capabilities.

2. Mana Remnants

When players kill Shocked enemies, the mana residue may spawn zombies. Mana Remnants can help Lightning Sorceress players offset their poor defense, making it a must-have equipment for this type of player. It requires a level 4 gem with 25 intelligence.

The Best Ascendancies For Sorceress In Endgame

1. Chronomancer

After completing the Trial of the Sekhemas, players will unlock an Ascendancy for their Sorceress. The first option here is Chronomancer. It also has some great options, such as Ultimate Command, which can temporarily freeze time, Footprints in the Sand, which can rewind after a big attack, and Unbound Encore, which can reset all skill cooldowns.

While this one looks very interesting, it is not as practical as the next Ascendancy.

2. Stormweaver

This is an Ascendancy that focuses entirely on elemental damage. In more layman’s terms, it can enhance the skills that players learn and use throughout the game.

When players use spells to crit, they need Tempest Caller to activate Elemental Storm. Players also need to choose Constant Gale to get Arcane Surge. When players cast multiple spells in a row, they can make mana regenerate faster. Heart of the Storm will protect the player from elemental damage and restore 40% of the energy shield charge.

The above are the things to note about Sorceress in Endgame. Players need to always pay attention to the elemental damage of Sorceress and Stormweaver Ascendancy. Of course, players do not need to refer to the above content completely, and it is okay to make some minor adjustments as long as it is beneficial to the player’s character.

Hi, dear players, are you ready to welcome the new year with the first team racing event of 2025 in Monopoly Go? To experience the fun and fighting spirit of the cold winter, this Snow Racers event start at 10 am (EST) on January 8 and end at 3 pm (EST) on January 12.

In Tycoon Racers event in Monopoly Go, instead of recruiting other players, Scopely gave players who were defeated by their teammates in the past the opportunity to race alone for the first time. No matter how you participate, there are rich rewards waiting for you to win!

How To Play This Snow Racers?

To participate in the Snow Racers event in Monopoly Go this week, players need to collect Snow Racers flags in other events and form your own team. First, you need to collect enough Snow Racers flags from other events and collections. Here are the specific ways to collect flags:

Attend the center banner events shown below your current cash total in Monopoly Go. Don’t worry, these events are usually longer and have more milestones, so more free Snow Racers flags are awarded.

Attend the daily leaderboard tournaments shown during the flash events on the day of the event. These tournaments are usually shorter, have fewer milestones, and have lower score requirements, and are refreshed more frequently to make it easier for new players to get the prizes. Many of these prizes will be Snow Racers tokens available during the event.

During the event, players can collect your free in-game store rewards. Besides the usual cash payouts, free dice, and sticker packs, there will also be some additional flags.

On the tiles with checkers that land around Monopoly Go game boards, these tiles offer free Snow Racers flags.

As players play on Snow Racers game board, you can select flags as a per-lap reward when the dice are rolled.

You need at least 20 Snow Racers flags to roll dice. If the player wants to roll more dice with more flags, then there is the option to increase the dice multiplier to increase the probability of getting the desired reward.

Form A Group For A Better Race

When you have collected enough Snow Racers flags and are ready to start the race, be sure to check your friends’ list in the Snow Racers event tab and form a team of four players for the event.

If you choose a team that you are not satisfied with, you can leave the team before the race starts. Don’t worry about it. You can leave the team and re-select familiar friends and other experienced players. After all, this is an important choice that affects the final result. It is necessary to be cautious.

The key to choosing good teammates during Snow Racers event is to cooperate with the most experienced players in your friends list. If you remember that one player you often beat in the Shutdown minigames in Railroad tiles, it is best to look for a more suitable partner elsewhere.

Since Snow Racers score is based on your overall ranking across the three races, you’ll want to pick out the most capable player on your team and have that player shoulder the load of the race.

Use Flags To Win Prizes On Snow Racers Rewards!

As players start using Snow Racers flags they collect, the team will receive lap bonuses after completing a certain number of laps on Snow Racers track. These rewards start out as fairly low milestones, but they get higher as the race progresses.

These rewards are personalized, meaning that everyone on your team can choose whatever Snow Racers reward they want from the lap bonuses.

However, the grand prize for this event is both cumulative and shared. This means that all four players on the team share the total score. When the scores are tallied at the end of the event on January 12, you and your teammates will each receive a shared event reward for completing all three races. Ultimately, the difference in ranking will depend on your team’s overall score throughout the event.

The game will track your ranking in each race and show you the accumulated points after each race. The first race is relatively easy, so you can’t use up all your flags in the first race, as there are two more races to participate in throughout the weekend.

At the end of each race, check your team’s performance. This will give you a first-hand understanding of how many points you need to participate in Monopoly Go Snow Racers event that ends this weekend with a top prize.

This highly anticipated top prize includes a new board token, a new wintry racing emoji, a Wild Sticker and a Purple Sticker Pack. Wild Sticker allows you to choose any missing stickers from the Jingle Joy album that is about to end to complete your collection. Purple Sticker Pack gives you a rare chance to get a rare new sticker before Jingle Joy season ends on January 16.

Choosing To Play Alone Is Also A New Option

You can now also choose to play Snow Racers as a single-player team! If you love playing Tycoon Racers event in Monopoly Go, but are often frustrated by your teammates not doing their part in earning and spending flags for the team, you can choose to win Snow Racers by teaming up alone!

To choose to play alone instead of with a team, simply check the slider that says “I want to play alone!” at the bottom of the screen. When you toggle the button for this option, a pop-up will appear, asking if you’re sure. If you’re sure, click the orange “Play Solo” button at the bottom of the pop-up, and the backend will put you on a solo team to be paired with other solo players when you race.

If you win first place in a team race, you’ll still receive two cosmetics offered as championship rewards, Snowmobile board token and new Winter Racing emoji. But if you choose to play alone, Sticker Packs you’ll receive will be different. Team players get Wild Stickers and Purple Sticker Packs, while your top prize includes blue and pink sticker pack.

That’s it for the Snow Racers event rewards in Monopoly Go. Players can decide whether to participate in a team or individually based on their specific needs. I believe that no matter which form of competition they choose, all players will be able to perform at their best and win more potential rewards!

Regarding Genshin Impact Citlali, the core of making her stronger is elemental mastery. The good news for players is that you can enhance Citlali’s elemental mastery through a 4-star catalyst obtained for free. This way, the requirements for weapons banners will not be too high.

Citlali’s kit includes a passive buff that can increase her damage caused by elemental mastery a lot. So players should stack elemental mastery on Citlali as much as possible. Next, we will provide suggestions for players to enhance Citlali from three aspects: Citlali’s weapons, artifacts, and team.

4 Weapons Suitable For Citlali

1. Starcaller’s Watch

Starcaller’s Watch is Citlali’s signature weapon, which is very suitable for her game positioning as a support character. But some players may have used up all their Primogems to obtain Citlali. If you want to continue to obtain Starcaller’s Watch at this time, players can choose Top Up Genesis Crystals to obtain this weapon.

The secondary stat of Starcaller’s Watch can increase the elemental mastery of the wearer to 265 when it reaches the maximum level. Its passive skill has two effects. One is to directly increase the player’s elemental mastery by 100. The other is that when the character equipped with the weapon creates a shield to generate protection, the damage of the entire team will be increased by 28%. This effect can be triggered once every 14 seconds.

Looking back at Citlali’s skills, she can create a shield and a source of Cryo application. This effect has a 16-second cooldown. So every time Citlali uses her skills, the weapon’s buff effect will basically be triggered.

2. A Thousand Floating Dreams

Nahida’s signature weapon, A Thousand Floating Dreams is the second suitable choice for Citlali. If the player has this weapon and does not use it to Nahida, the player can consider giving it to Citlali.

The secondary stat of A Thousand Floating Dreams can increase the player’s elemental mastery, but this will be divided into two situations. If there are other characters with the same elemental type as the user in the player’s current team, Citlali’s elemental mastery will be increased by 32. If there are no other characters with the same elemental type, Citlali’s elemental damage will be increased by 10%. These two effects can be stacked up to three times.

If Citlali player who equips it does not have other Cryo characters, it is also a good choice to use it to increase Citlali’s damage, making the player’s Citlali a useful secondary DPS.

3. Sacrificial Fragments

Sacrificial Fragments is the most suitable four-star weapon for Citlali. This is mainly because of its strong elemental mastery and passive skills. Its passive skill has a high chance to refresh Citlali’s Elemental Skill CD, which is very helpful for refreshing her shield. This also means that her Cryo projectiles can be fired more frequently to cause damage.

4. Mappa Mare

This is a free four-star weapon suitable for Citlali. It can enhance Citlali’s elemental mastery. Although the effect is not as good as Sacrificial Fragments, it can also enhance Citlali’s elemental mastery and increase elemental damage by 8%-16% when the wearer’s Elemental Skill hits the enemy. Since this weapon can be crafted with materials at the blacksmith, players can also choose it to save Primogems.

2 Artifacts Suitable For Citlali

1. Cinder City

The effect of the two-piece set of Cinder City is that if a teammate triggers Nightsoul Burst, Citlali will recover 6 energy.

If it is a four-piece set, on top of this, when Citlali triggers a reaction related to her element, it will increase the elemental damage of all team members by 12%. If Citlali is in Nightsoul Blessing phase, the elements involved in this elemental reaction in the entire team will increase elemental damage by 28%.

Citlali’s burst will cause a lot of damage after the player unlocks her last passive talent. Rapid energy recovery is a good choice for Citlali. Elemental damage bonuses to the team are also a popular buff. However, this requires that the player has at least one Natlan character in the team.

2. Gilded Dreams

Gilded Dreams is a strong alternative because it has no restrictions on the region of the team, allowing players to have more freedom in their team choices.

The effect of the two-piece set of Gilded Dreams is to increase elemental mastery by 80. The four-piece set will increase Citlali’s attack power by 14% for each teammate with the same element as Citlali. If the teammate has a different element, their elemental mastery will increase by 50. It will also trigger when up to three characters and Citlali is not on the field.

2 Teams Suitable For Citlali

If we can summarize the team requirements of Citlali, it is that Citlali will play an excellent role in any team with Pyro or Hydro as the main DPS. Whether it is a team of Neuvillette and Furina or a team of Xiangling and Xingqiu, Citlali will play a good role in the team. The following provides two specific team formation ideas.

The first team is Citlali with Mavuika, Xilonen or Kazuha and Bennett. Mavuika is the main DPS in the team, and with Citlali’s high elemental mastery, this will cause a huge amount of damage when the melting reaction is triggered. Bennett charges teammates in the team and provides additional attacks for Mavuika. However, it does not have to be Mavuika. Any character with Pyro as the main DPS can be used, such as Arlecchino, Lyney or even Diluc.

The second team is Citlali with Neuvillette, Furina and Xilonen or Kazuha. Neuvillette in the team can be replaced with other Hydro main DPS, such as Yelan and Mona.

The above are some suggestions for Citlali’s training. Players can choose the training plan that best suits them.

Greater Jeweler’s Orb is an essential item for players in the character building process, because it can open a fourth slot for your skill gems, allowing you to place more auxiliary gems and greatly increase your DPS. Perfect Jeweler’s Orb can open another slot.

The more slots you have after your skill gems, the more powerful your skill is. However, not only Perfect Jeweler’s Orbs but also Greater Jeweler’s Orbs are quite rare in the game. Even players who have reached the endgame may not have many Greater Jeweler’s Orbs in their hands.

But it is not impossible to get Greater Jeweler’s Orb. There are still some ways to increase the chance of getting Greater Jeweler’s Orb.

Farming Greater Jeweler’s Orb

In theory, any monster will drop Greater Jeweler’s Orb, but the probability is so low that it makes people laugh. Even when you reach the endgame mode, this will not get better. But if you want to farm Greater Jeweler’s Orb quickly, the only feasible way seems to be to use Breaches of Tier 10+ maps.

Why choose Breaches? Because players can clear monsters in large quantities on this map, and Waystone can increase the drop rate of items. Since the drop rate of a monster is low, it is recommended to find a place with more monsters, and the drop rate will naturally increase. If you plan to farm Greater Jeweler’s Orb this way, it is recommended that you use a character with a fast monster clearing speed, because this is more efficient. Secondly, make sure you use a Waystone that can increase loot drops.

• Where to spawn monsters: In Breaches, any open monster gathering place.
• Waystone: T10+ Corrupted Delirous maps (You can use POE 2 Currency to improve the quality of your Waystone.)
• Waystone Modifiers: Increase the number of monsters, increase the appearance rate of rare monsters, increase the appearance rate of rare items, increase the number of item drops, and rare monsters gain an additional modifier.
• Atlas Skill Tree Node: Local Knowledge (Increases Socket Currency Drop Rate in Grass Biomes by 40%).
• Build: Recommended Ice Strike Invoker Monk, Stormweaver Sorcerer, Deadeye Ranger. These Builds can quickly clear groups of monsters.

Local Knowledge

Local Knowledge is an early node in Atlas tree of Path of Exile 2. It does not change the drop rate of items, but changes the chance of the corresponding item appearing in the drop. For example, if you kill monsters and get a total of 100 loot, including 10 Lesser Jeweler’s Orbs, and after you add a point to Local Knowledge, you will still get 100 loot, but including 50 Lesser Jeweler’s Orbs in the loot.

Lesser Jeweler’s Orb, Greater Jeweler’s Orb, and Perfect Jeweler’s Orb are all socket currency. But after adding a point to Local Knowledge, they are more likely to appear in the drops of Grass Biomes.

Of course, Local Knowledge has both advantages and disadvantages. Under the influence of Local Knowledge, Desert Biomes will drop more Baryas and Ultimatums. Gold will appear more in Mountains Biomes, which is not a good thing because when players enter the endgame they already don‘t need so much gold, but other things. Therefore, when you are sure that you need to farm the items you need on the corresponding map, you should use Local Knowledge.

Here are some Grass Biomes that will increase the drop rate of Greater Jeweler’s Orb after you add Local Knowledge:

• Augury: Grass, Forest, Swamp
• Blooming Field: Grass, Forest
• Crypt: Grass, Mountain, Desert
• Decay: Grass, Forest, Swamp
• Hidden Grotto: Grass, Mountain, Forest, Swamp
• Seepage: Grass, Forest, Swamp
• Savannah: Grass, Desert
• Vaal Factory: Grass, City

Currency Exchange

If you can’t stand the boring process of farming Greater Jeweler’s Orb, there is now an option. That is to trade directly with other players. POE 2 has some trading websites, or currency exchanges in the game. Of course, the currency exchange in the game is better because you will basically not be cheated. Trading websites are often a more economical choice.

To use currency exchange, you need to complete Act III and enter Cruel difficulty. At this time, you can talk to an NPC named Alva to open the currency exchange menu. Click “I want” button, find Greater Jeweler’s Orb, and then click “I have”. Put in your Exalted Orb or Regal Orb to see the exchange rate between the two items.

If you are satisfied with the exchange, then click Place Order at the bottom of the menu. Of course, you can also try to put in a slightly whispered amount, but often the other party will not accept it.

In general, using the trading website or currency exchange seems to be the fastest way, but this method is best used to solve your immediate needs. If you rely on this method, you will find that you will still be short of other items. The entire POE 2 drop system is a bit of a gamble, but farming on the map can also bring you a lot of extra surprises. Both have their pros and cons, and players can choose the method they like to get Greater Jeweler’s Orb or even Perfect Jeweler’s Orb.