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 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

Loba loved beautiful things and was a high society girl despite being a thief, and this cosplayer portrayed this side of her personality. The fit of her jacket over the corset is perfect, just like the silver gloves on her hands. It would also be hard for other cosplayers to beat the aura that Foxyy is putting off in her cosplay as she stares off into the distance with this high-maintenance v

If the original Metro games weren't difficult enough, the newest entry added a new difficulty level. As players may have guessed, it's harder than all previous difficulty levels in the series. It's called Hardcore Ranger, and it disables the

Generally, loot tends to be divided into guns, upgrades for guns, ammo, protective gear and healing items, though there are some other special kinds of loot (such as mobile respawn beacons or boosters for ultimate abilities). One thing many don’t learn until later is that you can actually open your inventory with "I" – so feel free to grab loot now and dump what you don’t need la

While many companies had shied away from this business practice, Epic Games showed that free-to-play can be a viable and lucrative option for console and PC game developers. While players interested in trying out Fornite do not have to pay anything upfront, Epic Games has made over $2 billion in cosmetic microtransactions. Since the game's launch in 2017, many of the big publishing companies, like EA and Activision, have released free-to-play battle roya

Traditionally, a video game's life can span from six months to about two years. While gamers can continue playing the titles past that, most of the time games lose popularity or a company decides to shift focus onto the next ti

Many have decided to create cosplays of Loba in her honor as they choose her every time they load into a game. They capture her iconic makeup and hair, as well as model her outfit the best they can. The cosplayers bring Loba to life in the real world in ways that fans of this character have only imagi

Apex, on the other hand, doesn't really have the same problem. Look at the female characters alone – Wraith, Bangalore, and Lifeline. Only one of them is wearing a body suit, and considering her character (stealthy interdimensional assassin-y lady,) it fits. The other two women wear clothing that makes sense for both their respective roles on the battlefield and their lore, with Bangalore’s fatigues making sense considering her military upbringing and Lifeline’s breathable top and cargo pants fitting with her role as a combat medic, as well as being more casual than something somebody from her wealthy upbringing might wear. On top of their outfits, each woman looks different. Different body types and heights and faces help to give them differentiating factors beyond outfit colors and hairstyles. While I’d like more diversity in terms of female body types and eventually other ethnicities, it’s a pretty bang-up st

If this seems like too much of a responsibility, you can follow the prompt to relinquish the responsibility. Picking when and wear to drop is a delicate balance. You want to try and maximize the chance of getting some loot, but drops that are too close to other jumpers can lead to some dicey first minutes of gameplay. There's a lot to learn here, so it can be worth it to read up on what makes a dropsite a good o

However, apex E district Map's cast isn’t just head-and-shoulders above its competitors. Instead, it goes for the jugular of a personal favorite: Overwatch. The comparisons are impossible to not see. Chatter that dumps lore, signature voice lines, a MOBA-lite class system… the list goes on. But the thing is that not only is Apex clearly influenced by Overwatch, it's hellbent on improving on it. Every person on the design team of Apex went above and beyond the call of duty to deliver a game with characters that are, on both a conceptual and aesthetic level, more interesting than anything Blizzard could come up w

Although many battle royales have a form of micro-transactions, most of the developers behind them have figured out a way to entice fans to spend money without gaining an advantage over their opponents. While many game modes, like EA NHL 's Hockey Ultimate Team, allow gamers to spend real-world money to have a better chance at winning, battle royale games, like Fortnite and Warzone, simply give players the opportunity to make their in-game avatar look a certain way . While this is still a way for large companies to continue monetizing their titles, it's significantly preferable to outright purchasing items that provide an in-game advantage over competit