Chris Compendio

I was laid off today, among hundreds of others at The Washington Post.

I loved covering games here, and I am so proud of our international coverage.

My colleagues — those who lost their jobs and those who didn't — are rockstars. It was such an honor to work alongside them.

Adding to this a bit!!

I’m also here in general for any femme writers looking for mentorship! Regardless of if you are a beginner or have a bit of freelancing under your belt, I’d be glad to chat or help you line up some work 💕

Love seeing comments online like "I liked Sinners until the vampire part" as if it wasn't the thematic device for the whole damn story

Quantum Break finally fulfilled its goal to make it feel like you just time-traveled

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Gets Dixie Kong And Switch 2 Enhancements In Free Update Donkey Kong Country Returns HD returns.

"You can argue that what we're getting in 2026 is Donkey Kong Country Returns Returns Returns Returns."

Is it possible that video gaming is the only fun thing left for me to write about

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but the games were good - simulacrum As much as it pains me to admit this, I have been watching The Game Awards since their inception 11 years ago. I write about culture and entertainment, so video...

forgive me father for I have blogged

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And I don't mean that Metroid should go full open-world! I mean in the context of taking familiar ideas and creating something completely new and unexpected from them—and hopefully, something that would inspire other developers for years to come.

How Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Fails The Genre Nintendo Created The latest installment of the legendary series could have been a Breath of the Wild-level revitalization, but it’s instead a shadow of its progenitors.

Metroid is my favorite Nintendo series, and I have a certain affinity toward Metroid Prime. Like many fans, I was deeply disappointed by Prime 4's design choices, and it felt like a missed opportunity to be a Breath of the Wild-like moment for the franchise. www.gamespot.com/articles/how...

Even The Empire State Building Is Dunking On GTA 6's Delay The X account for the iconic New York skyscraper joked that the tower took only one year to build.

"There are no recorded deaths associated with the development of Grand Theft Auto 6."

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Richter Belmont skin in Dead by Daylight

Huge congrats! I do have to ask why Richter Belmont looks so yaasified in this character art tho lol

If The Matrix was really GOTY in 1999, here’s what it beat Geoff Keighley retconned Keanu’s game into his HOF

Lol yup. If you believe Keighley, Lana Wachowski reached out to him to include it in the movie(?) www.polygon.com/22855572/the...

I still think about how that fourth Matrix movie had Neo, in a sick and twisted fantasy virtual world, win a Game Award and the characters acted like it was anything remotely prestigious and worthwhile

YouTube video by Agent DoubleOOP Total Distortion - You Are Dead - Best Game Over Ever (HQ/MP3 Download)

Posting this for no particular reason youtu.be/2c4hnA8jXwo?...

Even made the wheels spinnable as a nice stim

Me dressed up as a sexy Cow from Mario Kart World

A screenshot of Cow in Mario Kart World

My cardboard kart for my Mario Kart World cow costume

Think I totally nailed Halloween with Sexy Cow from Mario Kart World

I’m watching it on and off as therapy after my recent local news reporting job went awry

John Hansen I am a dedicated writer who loves to cover video games and anything nerdy. I've been writing professionally since 2018, with work published for both small and large websites including Minecraft's supp...

So hey, I don't know how I'm going to pay for my rent next month. If you have a writing job, I've been covering the gaming industry since 2017, so if you have any paying work available, I'd be very grateful for a recommendation or just a repost!

Portfolio here: johnhansen.journoportfolio.com

I've never seen a Taylor Sheridan show and yet I'll read for hours about all of them because I have no self-control. To me he's basically Straight Ryan Murphy

How about an episode story game called Love Is Strange

I also would love to hear about major developments that took over the talk of the town in your own communities and how that sparked mobilization, if at all!

I'm like, actually happy how this piece turned out. Not to put myself down! But I hope this inspires some folks to look at this game through a different lens and maybe stray away from the tired "graphics bad" discourse for recent Pokemon games.

Reminder that the people of Lumiose City are very not alright! bsky.app/profile/comp...

Pokemon Legends: Z-A's City Comes To Life Through Its Strife Everyone has their own ideas on how to fix the growing pains of Lumiose City.

Hey, I wrote about Pokemon Legends: Z-A! I delve into how this game depicts a city's community and how its citizens mobilize in response to controversial changes. I also touch on tech oligarchies and recent events in my native Philly as a point of comparison. www.gamespot.com/articles/pok...

Saw a dude parked in front of the grocery store playing Switch 2 in the driver’s seat, hooked up to his car’s sound system with the windows down so the whole street can hear Mario Kart noises

Pokémon Legends: Z-A cutscenes are pure cinema

Zygarde 50% Forme yelling “Zzz-aaaaaa!!!” in Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Me when the homies ask what delivery food I want tonight

It’s been a month. And we still don’t know much about Kennedy’s Long COVID consortium. - The Sick Times Preliminary meetings are occurring amid the ongoing government shutdown, while some advocates call for Health Secretary Kennedy’s removal

It's been a month since RFK Jr. convened top experts and officials for a Long COVID roundtable event.

Despite promises of urgency, not much seems to have happened at federal agencies since then. And some advocates are calling for RFK Jr.'s removal.

More from me in @thesicktimes.org:

An NPC in Pokemon Legends: Z-A saying: “Sometimes being with others makes you feel more alone.”

An NPC in Pokemon Legends: Z-A saying: “Scraping by on Pokemon battling alone is a tough life.”

An NPC in Pokemon Legends: Z-A saying: “Everything that lives must die. It’s an immutable rule—and straying from it can only bring pain.”

An NPC in Pokemon Legends: Z-A saying: “What disappears is gone, and whatever’s left can only remain.”

The people of Lumiose City are not alright

Zygarde Cell looks as the two main characters in Pokemon Legends Z-A fist bump

Two characters fist bump with the Prism Tower (ie Pokemon’s Eiffel Tower) in the background

Being in Pokémon’s version of Paris makes me want a Ratatouille remake but with a Zygarde cell instead of a rat

A screenshot of Pokemon Legends Z-A with the character Taunie saying “It’s got its weird parts, but it’s a good place. I like it here.” Lumiose City and the Prism Tower are shown in the background.

How I feel living in Philly