And look - I'm not against sexy character designs. Actually, I usually like them! I'm a big fan of Senran Kagura and Dead Or Alive, and love the lengths fighting games go to make characters as horny as possible. But there's a way to have something be sexy and make sense, which Overwatch just never does. Plus, the Overwatch Hazard designs pander to the dullest and straightest among us - not to mention the whitest. They uphold the hegemony of white, European beauty standards and apply them to characters of color, which just flat-out su

Apex Legends is the phoenix that’s risen from the ashes of Titanfall, and what a beautiful phoenix it is. I've poured hundreds of hours into the game, and hundreds of dollars into merch. Hell, I even got a nose stud because of Wra

In most battle royale games, out of game progression has become intrinsically linked with the battle pass. Battle passes for games like Call of Duty: Warzone have players spending real money to gain access to a progression system where they can unlock new cosmetic items. What determines a good battle pass is subjective; however, it seems that some of the factors that players will take into consideration are price, quality of battle pass rewards, as well as the progression of the rewa

Other changes include the ability to remap keys to your controller and changes in bot ratios. Instead of quickly filling the match with bots, each session will now wait up to five minutes to try and fill to 100 players before making up any shortfall with b

How is this accomplished? For starters, it’s important to understand why I think Overwatch's roster is, by and large, not very well thought-out. And before you post this on some forum and find my Twitter and get all pissy because I hurt your feelings about a game you had no hand in creating, I should really repeat that I used to love Overwatch and have fanart and figures from it all over my home. However, Blizzard has proven over the course of several years that they’re firmly stuck in the lane of pandering to anime fans and horny teens. Oh, and the meta's awful. There's also t

This battle royale formula can be compared to following an online recipe in a lot of ways, however. Simply following the recipe line for line doesn't always guarantee a tasty dish, and adding things to the recipe could make the meal worse if the cook has a different palette than those that are eating. Too much sugar in the recipe could leave diners satisfied temporarily, but still hungry for more within 20 minutes of finishing the meal, whereas too much salt could render the food so vile that someone may never want to return to an establishment ever again. In this sense, the ingredients for a battle royale game could help determine whether or not players come back for a second or even a third help

I digress. First, let’s talk about the female characters – practically all of them look the goddamn same. Outliers like Mei and Zarya notwithstanding, almost every single female character, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, or occupation, are identical in both facial characteristics and body type. A gruff military woman hailing from Egypt has the same ass and bust and weight of an introverted teenage hacker from Mexico, a socially awkward Indian mathematician, a dumb white cowgirl, a Swedish welder, a German doctor, a professional gamer from Korea, a French sniper, a white whatever-the-fuck Tracer is, et cet

Elsewhere, the patch introduced a new Ranked mode for solo players, meaning you can now climb the rankings on your own. It's a good time to start, too, since this marks the beginning of Season 9 and ranks have been reset along with leaderboards. Here are the new rules for Ranked Mode Seaso

The map also features helicopters that fly on an automated route across the map and into the highlands, which you can only reach via helicopter. The choppers also drop off care packages that you can break open if you happen to be on the ground when one falls. These can feature full-body camo, ghillie suits, and a camo backp

She nailed it in every way from her white hair to the tailored striped outfit she created just for this. Her choice to wield a weapon and the staff, with the head of a wolf which was a gift from her father , took it to a whole new level that propelled Loba into the next dimens

However, players can actually give themselves a short boost by reactivating their chute. Moreover, they can actually start shooting as soon as they draw their pistol while gliding. As such, gamers can plan their approach even during the fall to the drop zone. Likewise, an ally can go ahead and make the drop before regrouping with the rest of the t

PUBG console patch 9.1 adds frame rate priority mode to PS4 Pro and Xbox One X, allowing players on the more powerful systems to get up to 60fps gameplay. The screen resolution for the new mode will be limited to 10

Thanks to the popularity of this concept, other developers and publishers began making their own battle royale games. Additionally, Call of Duty: Warzone , one of the most recent titles, adds the unique Call of Duty spin to the genre. This time, players have access to upgradeable weapons, more diverse maps, and the franchise's signature tactical prowess. How is Warzone a great battle royale game, and why is PUBG always going to be a clas