The Best Part of Genshin Impact is Fucking with Timmie

Genshin Impact is a game about beating up enemies and rescuing digital girl- and boyfriends from a merciless gacha system. But surprisingly, for a lot of other players and myself, nothing’s s...

The Strange Allure of the Pacific Northwest

When you picture the Pacific Northwest — the area that consists of the northwestern corner of the United States and the southwestern part of Canada — there are likely a collection of postcard images t...

How to Introduce a New Console to Your Cats

With a new generation of consoles arriving this week, gamers are faced with a slew of questions. “How fast are the loading times?” “How does the ray tracing work?” “Are the controllers better?” “Which...

Riot's New Region Locks Spell Trouble for Valorant Players Worldwide

Riot Games’ Valorant has been out for less than a month, and there’s already an array of requests from the community. Weapon balancing and discussions about the current meta are not uncommon fo...

Every Hitman Level Is a Punchline and Agent 47 Is the Fist

I am a cameraman, wading my way through the crowds of Marrakesh. I’m on my way to an interview, between my GNN news crew and Claus Hugo Strandberg, an illustrious businessman hiding out in the Swiss e...

Optimize Your Fun with Destiny 2’s Friendliest Bounty Hunter

Much like playing Destiny 2, working in a coffee shop requires a commitment to efficiency. Attacking a string of drink tickets means buckling down and finding a rhythm; swinging portafilters,...

Pokemon Fans Love Getting Pummeled by the New Legendary Battles

The new Pokémon Sword and Shield DLC, The Crown Tundra, is out now, and reviews have been… admittedly mixed. While many praise its new characters, other...

Barney, Shrek, and Other Monsters: The World of Obscure Speedruns

At speedrun.com, over 1,000 players are on the Super Mario Bros. leaderboard. Only four have run 1996’s bizarre point-and-click adventure Harvester. The latter is one of...

Need More Space in Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Just Build Another House.

Ian McGreevy just wanted to create some nice paths. It was 2013, and Animal Crossing: New Leaf fans were devouring the latest entry in Nintendo’s cozy simulation series. McGreevy couldn’t put i...

‘Unus Annus’ is an Existential ‘Jackass’ For a New Generation

Update: The channel closed out with a 12 hour live stream beginning at 12 PST on November 13th. Both Fishbach and Nestor have since released a follow-up video on their individual channels.

The Quest for the Weirdest Possible Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island

I was late to the party on Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This is nothing new for me. I typically get to new titles months (if not years) after everyone...

Hades Reminds Us That, Now More Than Ever, the World Needs Hunks

You’ve seen him. You’ve heard him. There’s a strong likelihood you’ve played as him. Prince Zagreus has been an unavoidable presence online ever since the game Hades was born (or, rebo...

Nichijou, the Goofy Manga Classic, Drew Inspiration From a Tarantino Flop

Ordinary life gets a bad rap. So much media is specifically designed to gloss over, escape from, or outright ignore the minutiae and marginalia of day-to-day existence that nevertheless make...

Celebrate Daikatana's 20th Birthday With Its Weird Game Boy Color Port

20 years ago, John Romero’s Daikatana launched on PC and was immediately slammed by critics and players alike. The Guardian even lists it as one of “the 30 worst video games of all time.” But t...

Press A to Boldly Go: A History of Star Trek Video Games

Studios and developers have been creating Star Trek video games for nearly as long as there have been video games. Star Trek games date as far back as a 1971 text adventure written in BA...

The Gaming Community Where Players Take Their Time

“The game’s story is something I wouldn’t be surprised to find in a Hollywood movie,” writes Reddit user JohnO500 in a recent review. “I always look for this level of meticulous writing in games, and...

Defining Dina from The Last of Us: Part II

Spoilers for The Last of Us Part II to follow.

Queer Players Use Animal Crossing: New Horizons to Party for Pride

Animal Crossing: New Horizons islands are exploding in a flurry of rainbows this month, as players celebrate Pride at home. Flags have been plastered on poles, noticeboards,&...

While Others Look to New Horizons, This Community is Sticking With Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Sometimes it seems like the whole world is playing Animal Crossing right now. The internet is full of snapshots of players going about their lives among their anthropomorphic neighbors...

An Expert Take on the Urban Design of Tony Hawk Games

An urban designer is the one who plans out small concrete parks with knee-high benches and various sets of railed stairs. These lead to various sidewalks — maybe to a subway statio...