The State Of The PlayStation 4 In 2017

Nintendo might have gotten more buzz in 2017, but Sony’s PlayStation 4 just had a quietly excellent year. In fact, it was arguably the system’s best run since it came out. Throughout 2017, Sony’s approach to the PS4 was a mix of reliable and experimental. That’s a good combination. The company delivered a pile of…

The Switch’s New Hip-Hop Game Is A Welcome Surprise

Growing up in New York City, it was hard not to be a fan of hip-hop, but there never were many hip-hop video games. I remember that Wu Tang fighting game, the Def Jam Vendetta games and Marc Ecko’s Getting Up. There hasn’t been much lately. But now there’s Floor Kids on the Nintendo Switch.…

On Xbox, Battlegrounds Is More Of The Janky, Troubled Game I Love

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ is on Xbox today. The console’s more casual feel benefits players who prefer a more strategic, slow-moving pace, but that’s in part because the game’s signature jankiness is significantly jankier here—it’s hard to play ambitiously when everything from switching weapons to jumping off the airplane is just a little more finicky. If you…

Survey Finds Kids As Young As 11 Years Old Have Gambled With In-Game Items 

The UK Gambling Commission released its annual report today examining the gambling habits of 11- to 16-year-olds. For the first time ever, betting on in-game items like skins were included in its analysis. The report, titled “Young people and gambling 2017,” states that 11% of children between between 11 and 16 had bet with in-game…

What We Liked And Hated About Overwatch League Preseason

Blizzard’s Overwatch League is maybe the most ambitious American esports league ever, and its preseason wrapped up this weekend. The Compete staff, with an assist from our one blogparent that we’re still on speaking terms with, breaks down what went well last weekend and what can be improved for the regular season. The real matches…

Oh No, My Sims Won’t Stop Having Sex

My sim Miranda, a chef, came home from work at 1 am. Her husband Marvin went outside to greet her. “Please,” I whispered at my game of The Sims. “Please don’t have sex right here.” My prayers fell on deaf ears. (NSFW warning!) Wicked Whims is a mod for The Sims that greatly expands the…

I Owned My Childhood Self By Beating This One Tough Jak II Mission

“Mission failed.” The text pops up on the screen over and over. I had seen it so many times I was ready to pull my hair out. It was the fall of 2003, and I had found my white whale, my Everest. I had three minutes to make it to the garage in Jak II,…

Terra Formars Manga Starts Up Again Next April 

Earlier this year, manga Terra Formars went on hiatus due to writer Yu Sasuga’s health. The manga was slated to return this fall but was still MIA. However, Sasuga appears to have recovered, and Terra Formars will resume publication next spring. Young Jump’s editorial department tweeted out the following image, with messages from both Sasuga…

Why Alita Has Big Anime Eyes And How The Internet Is Reacting

When the Alita: Battle Angel trailer hit last Friday, it was impossible not to notice the character Alita’s anime-style eyes. While talking to IGN Brazil, Sin City directorRobert Rodriguez explained the decision to give the character these peepers, saying, “The manga anime eyes that we’ve seen since the 30s and Astro Boy has never been…

Pokémon Fans Are Having Fun With “Cute Ash”

Next year’s Pokémon movie features a new look for Ash. Fans say the design looks kawaii or “cute” and are having fun churning out tweaked versions. Twitter user Majibeef’s “cute Ash” image has been retweeted over 75,000 times. Other Twitter users have been adding their own takes. Like clockwork, there has been fan art, too.…

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Someone’s Gotta Make Those Video Game Trailers

Maxx Burman is a VFX artist who has worked on games (or promos for games) like Destiny, Titanfall 2, Dark Souls 2 and League of Legends We’ve featured Maxx’s art before, back in 2014, but he’s back with a new showreel from more recent projects, which are definitely worth a fresh showcase. To see the…

Assassin’s Creed IV’s Sea Shanties Are A Treasure

Once a means of passing the time while sailors engaged in back-breaking labour on a ship, 2013 saw sea shanties take centre stage in Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed IV, where they promptly stole the show. They are, without a doubt,one of the best things about a very good video game Because of the way we’re taught…

Top World Of Warcraft Guild Says Member DDOS-ed Teammates To Get Their Raid Spots

An MMO guild is like a giant family, a tangled yarn ball of love and dysfunction. Generally speaking, people don’t DDOS their families. It is, for obvious reasons, Not Cool. And yet, that’s exactly what top US World of Warcraft guild Limit claims one of its members did. Right now, top WoW guilds are racing…