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About Chris Compendio
Chris is a Gaming News Editor for ScreenRant. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University with a double major in Information Systems and Creative Writing, Chris began their media career with an editorial internship at Paste Magazine and a contributor role at ScreenRant. In subsequent years, they took many freelance, contract, and full-time writing and editing positions. Chris has covered the video games industry, film and TV, the MCU, and local Philadelphia news.
Industry Focus
Chris has written for several publications since 2017 in various capacities, including DualShockers, Polygon, Fanbyte, Inverse, and GameSpot. Chris has attended events including E3, PAX East, and GDC. Chris had full-time roles as Managing Editor of the website Gamepur and later as a local reporter for PhillyVoice. Chris has also hosted the MCU discourse podcast AP Marvel and a games industry talk show called Procedural Conversation.
Favorite Media
Chris is a huge Nintendo fan, with Metroid, Splatoon, and Zelda being their favorite Nintendo franchises. Owning all modern consoles and a gaming PC, they regularly play Apex Legends, Fortnite, and Sea of Thieves. Chris once taught a college course about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and their favorite shows include Better Call Saul, Fargo, and Severance.
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Monster Hunter Movie Set Photos Offer First Look At Game Adaptation
Numerous social media photos from Monster Hunter film lead actress Milla Jovovich show off the adaptation's modern militaristic aesthetic.

Big Hero 6 Cast Returns for Kingdom Hearts 3
Most of the major voice actors from Big Hero 6 are reprising their roles in Kingdom Hearts III for a storyline that takes place after the movie.

Captain America: Civil War Concept Art Reveals Wasp's Scrapped Scene
Marvel Studios concept artist Andy Park reveals an older piece of art that depicted the Wasp as fighting in Captain America: Civil War.

Red Dead Redemption 2 Launch Trailer Released, Review Embargo Revealed
Rockstar Games releases a launch trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, with the review embargo lifting the Thursday before the game's release.

Hitman 2's First Elusive Target Mission Stars Sean Bean
Continuing a string of celebrity appearances for the Hitman series, Sean Bean will portray an Elusive Target for Agent 47 to assassinate in Hitman 2.

Exclusive: Simon Kinberg Explains Dark Phoenix Saga Reboot
Dark Phoenix writer-director Simon Kinberg explains how the new film will differ from X-Men: The Last Stand and be a new adaptation of the comics.

Netflix Cancels Marvel's Iron Fist After 2 Seasons
Netflix cancels Marvel's Iron Fist after a poorly-received first season and a greatly improved second season, could more Marvel shows follow?

Game of Thrones: Jon Snow’s Direwolf Is Returning For Final Season
HBO's Game of Thrones season 8 will see the anticipated return of Jon Snow's (Kit Harington) direwolf, Ghost, according to a VFX supervisor.

A Little Update on Sony's Silver & Black Spider-Man Spinoff
Exclusive: Venom producer Matt Tolmach provides an update on Spider-Man spinoff Silver & Black, saying the script is still being worked on.

Developers Respond to Sony Adding PlayStation Cross-Play for Fortnite
While developers are praising the implementation of cross-play for Fortnite on PS4, some are hesitant to commit doing the same with their own titles.

Fortnite Cross-Play Beta Coming To PS4 Today
Sony is finally allowing cross-play for PlayStation 4 with competitors Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, through a Fortnite beta that launches today.

Bill Cosby Sentenced to 3-10 Years in State Prison
A judge sentences actor and comedian Bill Cosby to 3-10 years in state prison, after a jury finds him guilty of sexual assault in a 2004 incident.

Call Of Duty Gameplay Trailers & Blackout Progression Revealed
A pair of trailers and a video interview show off Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, with the progression system of Blackout getting some new details.

The Walking Dead Developer Telltale Games Reportedly Shutting Down
Telltale Games, the developer behind adventure titles like The Walking Dead, is laying off most of its staff save for a small skeleton crew.

Brie Larson Responds to 'Captain Marvel Should Smile' Trolls With MCU Photoshops
Online trolls criticized Brie Larson for not smiling enough in the Captain Marvel trailer, so the actress herself shared photoshops mocking the idea.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds PS4 Release Leaked By Rating Board
According to the Korean Game Rating Board, the popular battle royale title PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is finally arriving on PlayStation 4 soon.

Xbox Lead Calls Out Sony for Not Listening to Gamers
Xbox Corporate VP Mike Ybarra called out PlayStation over their lack of cross-platform play , saying that Sony isn't listening to gamers.

Star Wars: Resistance TV Show Gets Colorful Official Poster
Star Wars: Resistance, Dave Filoni's newest animated contribution to the franchise, has a new poster that showcases some main characters.

Streets of Rage 4 Announced With Surprise Reveal Trailer
Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games are developing Streets of Rage 4, the next installment in the iconic Sega series, for publisher Dotemu.

Blackout: Call of Duty's Battle Royale Beta Begins September 10th
After two weekends of beta testing for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Treyarch is looking to test out the game's battle royale mode next month.