Ganker
  • All
  • Retro
  • Science
  • WTF
  • Interviews
  • Forums
  • Write for us
  • All
  • Retro
  • Science
  • WTF
  • Interviews
  • Forums
  • Write for us
Featured, Slider

5 plot twists that would have made great games even better

Ah, the plot twist, one of the most memorable and trickiest tools in a storyteller’s arsenal. Where would we be if this trope hadn’t come to be? M. Night Shyamalan’s…

read more
September 1, 2014
Featured, Slider

The video games about nothing

Seinfeld is a sitcom about the mundane and tragicomic aspects of everyday life, a subject matter that led to George Costanza’s infamous fourth-walling description of it: “the show is about nothing!” True…

read more
November 7, 2018
Featured, Slider

The Legend of Zelda was an explicitly Christian game—until Nintendo of America desecrated it

Before The Legend of Zelda became known for its somewhat complicated lore and disconnected story lines, the popular Nintendo series had real-world religious influences with Link originally written as a…

read more
November 30, 2020
  • Former jewel thief reviews GTA 5’s jewelry heists A former jewel thief has taken Grand Theft Auto 5’s heists to task, and explains how he would have done it instead.

    Youth crime prevention advocate and former jewel thief, Larry Lawton, took to YouTube to review GTA 5’s jewel heist missions, picking apart the details and explaining how Rockstar got it wrong. “I understand it’s a game, but I am to this day considered the biggest jewel robber in the United States,” he said. “And I’m gonna tell you how I would have done it. And what the game did a little off,” he said, introducing viewers to his review. Lawton says that Michael’s attempt to case the store, as depicted in the game, was “sloppy.” “As he’s casing the place, he’s taking pictures. Very conspicuous. You don’t think they would…

    read more

    You May Also Like

    These photographs make video game worlds look real The Continuous City is a book that looks at virtual environments through a different lens.

    March 22, 2018
    minecraft-sex-videos-youtube

    Are your kids experimenting with Minecraft sex? YouTube is brimming with videos of Minecraft sex targeted to kids.

    February 7, 2017

    Top 10 licensed songs in gaming There are times when the use of a licensed piece of music is so perfect that it elevates the gaming experience to a new level.

    November 20, 2011
  • wintrycelll-twitch-banned

    Twitch streamer brags she can’t get banned for nudity, immediately gets banned for nudity (NSFW) “Jeff [Bezos] lets me take my clothes off on Twitch. I've done it four times.”

    Twitch streamer Wintrycelll had all the reasons in the world to feel confident she would get away with streaming in the nude. Twitch notoriously bans male streamers for the smallest infractions, while female streamers can stream animal torture and beastiality with no consequence. She’s also gotten away with streaming in the nude in the past – a total of four times, she says – which she attributes to her alleged friendly relations with Twitch/Amazon owner Jeff Bezos. But five appears to be the magic number in her case. “Jeff lets me take my clothes off on Twitch,” Wintrycelll bragged to her cohosts while playing GTA. “I can get naked right…

    read more

    You May Also Like

    duke-nukem-3d

    The legacy of Duke Nukem We take you on the full journey, from hope to hopelessness.

    May 18, 2009

    Video game research shows you’re past your peak already at 25 Scientists have been using video games to study reaction speeds as people age and have discovered that it all starts to fall apart at 24.

    April 15, 2014

    What your MMO says about you We've got you figured out.

    March 30, 2011
  • fbi-gamergate-files-unclassified-declassified

    Here are the most interesting finds from the FBI GamerGate files Drama queens and furious transvestites, we've got it all.

    The FBI has finally released their files on the “GamerGate” movement, and it’s hilarious – and sad. The FBI Records Vault for GamerGate shows that most of their stuff is reams upon reams of complaints by drama queens from both sides of the issue. It’s now abundantly clear that GamerGate was completely blown out of proportion by a few people who took internet way too seriously. Gamergate: https://t.co/d3a991bRRF — FBI Records Vault (@FBIRecordsVault) November 29, 2019 So let’s dig in. One genius on the GamerGate side had the idea to make an official FBI complaint against Feminist Frequency founder Anita Sarkeesian for being lazy on Patreon. In case you’re not…

    read more

    You May Also Like

    The history of Wing Commander Wing Commander’s paved the way to the modern video game industry, and its design continues to influence game development to the present day.

    August 10, 2011

    The game journo echo chamber: suppressing dissent and vilifying gamers Apart from a few comments sections, gamers are often defenseless to the torrent of accusations against them by ivory tower weirdos.

    October 11, 2016

    Development hell: 12 funny tales from game dev history There was a time when lax employment legislation meant development teams could be locked in the office overnight.

    July 7, 2012
  • trainwrecks

    TrainwrecksTV: Twitch forced me to turn down $1.2 million streaming deal "I was thinking of doing no camera streams and not telling Twitch."

    Everyone is leaving Twitch and pretty soon it’ll just be Dr Disrespect and a bunch of titty streamers left. Maybe that’s his violent, speedy, momentously horny grand plan. Of course the reason for the desertion is a combination of Twitch sucking ass – speech codes, banning people for doing yoga in GTA, and other weirdo shit that happens when nasty old harpies run the show – and competitor streaming platforms outright paying popular streamers to move over. Now TrainwrecksTV, who is very handsome and cool, has revealed in an IRL stream with Esfand and that grandmother character from MTV that Twitch forced him to turn down a $1.2 million streaming…

    read more

    You May Also Like

    80 years before X-COM, H.G. Wells designed ‘Little Wars’ H.G. Wells' contributions to modern pop culture can hardly be overestimated, and even video games haven't escaped it.

    November 29, 2020

    The games players love more than critics We use statistical analysis to shine some light on the divide between video game players and critics.

    February 7, 2018

    The spooky, gory, and gorgeous worlds of DOOM Sometimes, it pays to shoot pictures instead of demons.

    November 12, 2018
  • benczek-dreamhack-cheater

    IRL streamer catches guy blatantly hacking CS:GO at Dreamhack "Are you cheating?" "Yep."

    The balls on this guy randomly caught by IRL streamer Benczek while filming at Dreamhack. He’s playing CS:GO with no less than three blatant hacks visible on his screen – in full view of everyone. Did you spot that? First there’s the third person mode to help him look around corners, definitely not a Counter-Strike feature. Then there’s the neon purple skins, allowing him to more easily see other players. Finally, there’s a bunnyjumping script to automate the speed boost that can result as a quirk of the physics in many games. When the cheater notices the camera, he smiles, knowing full well what Benczek is about to say. “Are…

    read more

    You May Also Like

    These are the most controversial games of all time, according to science We’re sitting here with a beautiful big dataset from Metacritic. It's time.

    February 7, 2018

    Who are the Star Citizen superbackers? Ever spent hundreds on a game? How about thousands? Tens of thousands? These people have. How do they feel about it?

    September 28, 2016

    Kotaku is killing video game journalism When Kotaku introduced ‘social justice’ to gaming coverage, it all went to hell. Why can't we just play?

    August 25, 2016
  • poshybrid-brian-vigneault-final-stream

    10 times gamers IRL died on cam F in the chat.

    We recently wrote about gamers shitting their pants from sheer dedication to gaming. Sadly, sometimes they also die from it. They’re mostly keeling over in their chairs from inactivity and stress induced complications, which isn’t so interesting. Other times gamers are just victims of circumstance like the rest of us and get shot up because the some psycho lost a Madden NFL game. We got together with experts from Pro-Papers and did our homework so we could highlight ten times gamers peaced out of this miserable existence doing what they love. The Shanghai blood sprayer A man only identified as Wu collapsed and died after a 19-hour computer gaming binge…

    read more

    You May Also Like

    grand-theft-auto-hooker-prostitute

    No, game journos, Grand Theft Auto doesn’t make you sexist False interpretations of already worthless and pseudoscientific studies. But hey — narrative.

    April 18, 2016

    The 11 most ridiculous Pokémon ever captured Not every pocket monster is a classic. Once you’ve run through the good ideas, you have to start looking a little deeper for inspiration.

    August 7, 2015

    Video game research shows you’re past your peak already at 25 Scientists have been using video games to study reaction speeds as people age and have discovered that it all starts to fall apart at 24.

    April 15, 2014
  • date-ariane

    Top 10 relationship simulators to play instead of getting #MeToo’d Interactions with the opposite sex can lead to rape—or worse. We'll help you pick out your new virtual cartoon girlfriend.

    According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and thanks in part to services like onlinedivorcer.com that helps couples end their marriage in just a few clicks of the mouse, there are now more single Americans than married people. Pretty much by the time the last boomer dies off, the only marriages left are going to be tax schemes and YouTube pranks. And in fact, it’s now getting more and more common not to deal with the opposite sex at all. This is a fraught new era, writes NBC News, full of paranoia and potential allegations. Talking can lead to flirting, which can lead to #MeToo. But we’re still humans, with…

    read more

    You May Also Like

    Arming the citizens of GTA V leads to absolute chaos Modders have patched in the 'Crazy Peds' cheat from San Andreas.

    May 6, 2015

    Nintendo needs to wake up and realize it’s a video game company The biggest problem Nintendo has is understanding that the internet exists, and there are many useful things on it that could help it out.

    April 7, 2015

    The games players love more than critics We use statistical analysis to shine some light on the divide between video game players and critics.

    February 7, 2018
  • go-to-the-bathroom-take-a-shit-now-mafia

    WATCH: mom rages on livestreaming son having a smelly gamer moment Gamers sometimes need to poop where they sit instead of wasting time going to the bathroom, but this mom won't tolerate gamer moments.

    Who was in the wrong here? A viral livestream video has a mom rudely intruding on a gamer’s Mafia III livestream to order her son to, “Get off your game, go to the bathroom, and take a shit. Now.” Not getting a response, she continues, “Bathroom and shit now! I can smell you!” The gamer is confused and unable to understand her rage, so she explains: “You’re SHITTING yourself. Poop is coming out of your fucking asshole! Go to the bathroom!” “Not yet.” The stream was originally posted to creeperman 90‘s YouTube channel but it has since been deleted. The problem of gamers catching flak for festering in their own…

    read more

    You May Also Like

    Why is hating games a prerequisite for video game criticism? Smug elitists take issue with the idea of video games as art.

    September 12, 2016

    Why Final Fantasy 7 is (still) unstoppable 25 years since its release, the cultural phenomenon is still generating headlines.

    December 23, 2020

    The bittersweet (and sour) search for Chinese representation in games Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan may be symbols of pride for Chinese people, but you don't quite feel that when passing idiots shout their name at you.

    March 27, 2018
  • goat-simulator-waste-of-space

    Bored? These are the funniest indie games on Steam We have the video evidence.

    It’s a rare treat when developers dare to enter the competitive video games market with something completely absurd – and their creations are actually entertaining. I would say it’s even the stuff of legends. Who on planet Earth hasn’t seen the endlessly hilarious Goat Simulator at this point? So buckle up and let’s get to it, and drop your own favorites in the comments (we might add it to our list). The Long Drive Watch this video on YouTube At first sight, this is just another indie driving simulator with a few exploring and crafting elements. But in practice, The Long Drive is a post-ironic ode to the tidal wave…

    read more

    You May Also Like

    poshybrid-brian-vigneault-final-stream

    10 times gamers IRL died on cam F in the chat.

    November 23, 2019

    Before Old Kratos, there was PSP Kratos How Ready at Dawn humanized Kratos a decade before the recent God of War did.

    July 17, 2018

    The state of health Nobody wants to die. But were games more fun when we still could?

    November 29, 2011
  • loltyler1-streamer-setup

    How to livestream video games for fun and profit 86% of young americans want to become online influencers, but few will. Here's how to build and monetize acareer in livestreaming — no tits required.

    If you’re a young person, chances are you’ve already thought about turning your love for gaming into a career. A Morning Consult survey reported via CBS News shows that a mindboggling 86% of young americans now want to become online influencers, and 12% already consider themselves one. Strange figures considering only 1% of people on the internet actually create content. The culprit is likely the media’s endless barrage of reports of million dollar payouts for the biggest stars on Twitch and in pro gaming. Being a game streamer in particular can be a very lucrative affair, because there’s no doubt about the market for the content. The leading streaming platform…

    read more

    You May Also Like

    The largest ever MMO battle—3000 players!—was an accident Someone forgot to pay rent, resulting in a space battle involving over 3000 players and $300k worth of the game's currency gone forever.

    January 28, 2014

    Love in a time of Warcraft Sarah found herself cast as the Yoko Ono of WoW, being blamed for the dissolution of what has been a successful raiding guild.

    September 5, 2017

    The craziest Pokémon Go stories so far Spontaneous friendships, Diglett dick pics, illuminati conspiracies, dead bodies, and all the other crazy Pokémon Go stories so far.

    July 12, 2016
1234567891011121314

Recent features

  • Why Final Fantasy 7 is (still) unstoppable
  • A history of griefing: gamers who ruin your day for kicks
  • Seditionis Tower DefenseSeditionis: Tower Defense reinvents while making love to the classics
  • The ultimate history of fighting games
  • The weirdest fighting games of all time
  • The 11 craziest video game feats ever captured on video

From the archive

  • Why you pay what you pay for video games
  • Repetition as a feature: gaming’s best groundhog days
  • The game dev who cried wolf
  • 11 franchises that need to rip off Pokemon Go
  • 10 hilariously offensive Steam games you aren’t allowed to buy any more

Recent Forum Threads

  • ITT muscular female video game characters
  • How come JRPGs never have any role playing elements?
  • Post signs of a shitty game.
  • Thoughts on Fallout: Van Buren? Would it have been a good game?
  • What are some other games like Kenshi?
  • Isn’t Elite Dangerous just Star Citizen, but more optimized and polished?
  • What’s the correct way to play retro games?
  • Which MMORPG has the best dungeons?
  • Playing games on arcade cabinets
  • >game has dogs >you can’t pet them

Ganker | LULZ | FEMoid | Wauf! | Retro gaming twitter | Want to write for us?