I understand it’s unrealistic to expect every single game out there to represent every unique aspect of gender expression. But I also recognize a problematic message: As a male, you could be a short, mustached plumber and find your way in life. As a woman, you had to be a beautiful blonde... and it was likely you'd also be kidnapped at some point.

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

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

Update 9.1 also adds the new map, Paramo, which features an active volcano and flowing lava across the landscape. It's also partly procedurally generated, so the new PUBG apex e District map feels different every time you play. However, because of the ever-shifting nature of the map, it's located in a separate matchmaking pool called Seasonal Match. Wins here will not count towards your sta

Back then, it was rare for a game to have a playable female character. _ Metroid _ introduced players to Samus Aran, who represented a concept so novel it was a surprise twist at the end of the game. If you were a fighting game sort, you could play as Chun-Li in _ Street Fighter II _ or as Sonya Blade in _ Mortal Kombat _ . In fact, you could even play as Princess Peach in _ Super Mario Bros. 2 _ , though players would eventually come to learn that game was never supposed to be part of the _ Super Mario Bros. _ series.

Sometimes, the OG still wins thanks to its simpler mechanics. Unlike the various gameplay elements of Warzone , PUBG provides a more simplistic approach to battle royales. Players simply parachute in, collect weapons, and outlast opponents while avoiding the Blue Circle. Despite the rather many intermingling elements, they all work nicely for intense 10 to 30-minute matc

Still, at the time, those other characters were generally believed to be males and referenced as such. So, in an era where little girls rocked T-shirts with block letters that read "Girl Power!" I wanted to be excited to see Princess Peach as a peer to Mario, Luigi and Bowser. But something didn’t seem quite right as I mulled my character options.

The Training Mode in both games is also slightly different. PUBG Mobile has Training Camp, while PUBG has Camp Jackal. Camp Jackal is significantly larger than Training Camp, meaning practicing long rang battles and driving cars will be much easier on PUBG . However, players can still use Training Camp to practice their mobile aim and driving ski

What sets Warzone apart from other battle royale titles is its unique approach to weapons and equipment. Aside from being scattered around the map, players who earn enough credits can access Buy Zones to purchase advantages they can use in the match. For instance, these Buy Zones can let players access their personal multiplayer equipment they've set as their load

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

But then again, these games also feature the same characters being shot, stabbed, burned, beaten, and dragged behind the bumper of a car. Yet the worst that happens is a few scratches and a drop or two of blood. If things get really bad, they might pause to apply a bandage while making a face that says "ouch, that smarts!" These are basically bombastic action movies that we get to play. When has an action movie ever ended because the main character has fallen and can't get up? Imagine if Die Hard ended early because John McClane fell down a flight of stairs. We definitely wouldn't be watching that film at Christmast

Unless she receives an incredible huge nerf, Bangalore will likely always be in the top ten Legends when looking at the tier list every season . She's meant to be the jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none, and has a kit of abilities that make sense to anyone familiar with first-person shooters. She's meant to have abilities that are easy to understand and master and is the legend most new players gravitate to. Her smoke grenades will always be useful in a game predicated on movement and distracti

Customization is a big factor for players who care about winning in style. PUBG Mobile contains much more customization options for players than PUBG does. Clothes, vehicles, guns, and parachute skins are all examples of what can be customized to a player's liking with the many skins that PUBG Mobile has to offer. Whether someone uses the free crates that are obtained through playing the game and completing missions, or spends some money to buy certain skins they want, there is something for everybody and their aesthetic. If a player who was used to PUBG Mobile 's customization options switched to PUBG , they would probably miss the many skins that PUBG Mobile had, even though PUBG does offer plenty of customization options its