In the unpredictable, ever-evolving medium of gaming, the portrayal of female characters has proven to be a long-running source of debate and scrutiny. From rudimentary damsels in distress to controversially objectified supporting characters,female stereotypeshave plagued the gaming industry for years and are the source of considerable controversy. RELATED:Forgotten Hardcore ’90s HeroineS From Movies & Series However, a growing number of games over the years have successfully challenged these stereotypes. In turn, they have paved the way for more diverse and worthwhile representations of female characters....

Summary Warning: The following contains spoilers for the My Hero Academia manga not yet covered in the anime. Deku received the mysterious quirk known as One-For-All (OFA) at the start ofMy Hero Academiaand has used it numerous times throughout the series to thrive in combat and defeat countless villains. OFA itself is a quirk that can be passed down from one person to the next, and it is also the antithesis of All-For-One,the quirk used by the greatest villain in the story....

TheNeed For Speedgames are all over the place when itcomes to quality. However, the one area the games don’t lack is the immersion and realism of racing. Which has made theNeed For Speedgames fun for players.Need For Speed: Heatleans into that realism, with intense cop chases and the most important one, car damage. In, turn these deep mechanics have made it one ofthe better entriesin the series. Vehicles inNeed For Speed: Heatcan take a beating, and damage doesn’t really impact the performance of the car....

Fans ofOverwatch’s story and lore were undoubtedly disappointed to hear thatOverwatch 2’s co-op experience would be delayed while its multiplayer launched first. PvE will be much more focused on telling stories within theOverwatchuniverse, after all, thoughOverwatchfans also know that there’s a lot of story and characterization to be found inOverwatch 2’s multiplayer, too. In one interesting example, a newOverwatch 2interaction between Sombra and Sigma may reveal a previously unknown friendship between the two....

Summary Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Zombies took its fair share of risks, and for the most part, those risks have paid off. The open-world format may not be what round-based fans are looking for, but casual players are loving theDMZstyle of gameplay the mode provides, with random interactions and the ability to team up with other groups providing a lot of entertainment. Contracts are fun and quick, loot is fun to hunt for, and killing the undead feels as satisfying as ever....

One Piece’sWano Country arc is finally entering its final phase, with all the major fights except a few having wrapped up.One PieceChapter 1036 saw the defeat of King the Wildfire at the hands of none other than Roronoa Zoro, who went on tolabel himself the “King of Hell” afterward. Even the skirmish between the CP0 and Drake and Apoo’s team wrapped up, meaning the only remaining fights on Onigashima now are Luffy vs Kaido, Trafalgar Law, and Kid vs Big Mom, and Raizo vs Fukurokuju which gives fans enough reason to be excited forOne Piecechapter 1037....

Overwatchis in the midst of itsHalloween Terror 2019 event, and that means players have new Halloween-themed skins to unlock in the game. This includes a brand new Halloween skin for Widowmaker called Scorpion Widowmaker, and fans have discovered that the skin is a bit more detailed than initially believed. Overwatchplayer and Reddit user bs000 has pointed out that the Scorpion Widowmaker skin adds an extra touch to the sniper’s Venom Mine gadget....

Summary APokemonfan artist took to social media to post their creation of a ground-type Regi and revealed the inspiration behind the design of this legendary golem Pokemon. Following their post, otherPokemonfans chimed in to compliment the artist for following through with the design after seeing what the inspiration behind it was. Starting withPokemon Ruby and Sapphire, the legendary titans known as the Regis are a group of golem Pokemon that have become a recurring staple in the series as a post-game activity....

Pokemon GOdevelopers at Niantichave released Special Research for the Road to Sinnoh 2024 event. This event mainly revolves around the Gen 4 Pokemon games. The Road to Sinnoh Special Research comprises multiple tasks and rewards, including two Badges. ThePokemon GORoad to Sinnoh event starts onThursday, February 15, at 10 AMand ends onSunday, February 25, at 6 PM Local Time. Participants of the Road to Sinnoh Special Research have the opportunity to get a Diamond Badge and a Pearl Badge, along with other in-game items....

Many Pokemon are based on real-world animals. Zubat bears an obvious resemblance to bats, while Caterpie can hardly be told apart from a caterpillar. Some of these animals even mimic the behavior of their counterparts. This is perhaps most true forGrowlithe, a tiger-striped dog-like animalthat has been around since Generation 1 and has made more than its fair share of appearances in the anime. When creating this Pokemon, Game Freak got things right, which is never more obvious than inPokemon Scarlet and Violetwhere gamers get to witness both the good and the bad that comes with dogs....

ThePokemonanimated series is rife with heart-racing battles and eye-welling moments, and traditionally, the League battles get more traction than any others. For example, Paul versus Ash from the Sinnoh League Victor series remains one of the most memorablePokemonbattles of all time. However, contest battles have a differentappealaltogether. RELATED:The Worst Anime Rivals Inthe games, the contestsare technical and have nearly nothing in common with the contests in the anime. The contest rounds and battles in the anime hinge on many things: the beauty of the performance, the technical execution, and how “in sync” the coordinator is with their Pokemon....

An artist has created some incredible art to imagine how some of gaming’s biggest male protagonists would look if they were female instead. The work itself is a product of artist Hossein Kalantari and journalist Brittney Lin. As for where the idea for the project came from, it had to do with the disparity between male and female protagonists in the games industry. A recent study found that last year 23% of video game main characters were male with 18% were female....

Console gamers are well aware that notifications sent while playing a game can be a frustrating event to deal with. Imagine playingRatchet & Clank: Rift ApartonPlayStation 5and reaching a particularly dramatic or action-intensive scene, only to receive an unrelated notification that pulls the player out of the experience. That’s a subject that Sony appears to be working to address, according to a new Sony Interactive Entertainment patent published this past Thursday....