Here in the Search nav, you can.... SEARCH. Start typing a game or gamer, it will autosuggest. Press one to go, or hit Enter to get the full search results.
Below the searchbox, you'll see recent games, gamers, clubs, events, and quests you've visited.
Below that is the full site map with all of the different pages on this platform. Most of these are accessible in the other navs too. But here they're all in one place, if you're into that sort of thing.
Jump in a virtual or IRL event, tournament, or league. Participate in a Quest (a gaming challenge that you can do any time). Channel 3 has something for all skill levels, including gaming-focused daily minigames.
Go to Events below to search for real-time tournaments or other events. Quests will show you offline challenges you can complete at any time.
Want to grow your Twitch, Kick, etc? Do not JUST post "I am live." Also interact with others, participate in quests, and get involved. If you get engaged, people will follow.
You may have friends here already, or you may meet your next lifelong squadmate here. Either way, Channel 3 is most fun when you find your people and can have friendly competitions and participate in challenges together.
Below you can navigate all the gamers, clubs, and causes on Channel 3.
If you'd like to create and run a Club, submit an New Club Request.
Whether it's 1 to 2, or 99 to 100, leveling up is the best feeling in the world. On Channel 3, when you participate in quests, when your post gets 1Up'd, when you crush a daily minigame, you get XP. Get 1k XP, and you level up and unlock rewards. Rewards can be custom reaction GIFs, cool backgrounds, or prize wheel spins for IRL gaming gear or in game currency.
Turbo is an optional subscription for superusers. You don't need Turbo to enjoy Channel 3. Turbo users get early access to new features, and are able to unlock more levels in a season.
On Channel 3, seasons last 3 months. They will always run January 1 - April 1, April 1 - July 1, July 1 - October 1, and October 1 - January 1.
Open channel3.gg in Chrome. Click the Install icon in the right side of the address bar:
Click Install when you get this prompt.
After installation, you can pin to the Windows taskbar alongside your other favorite apps.
Open channel3.gg in Safari. It has to be Safari.
Tap the Share button in the middle of the footer.
Tap Add to Home Screen.
Tap Add on the prompt.
BOOM. You're done. iPhones try to act like it's "just a website bookmark" because they want everyone to go through the App Store but really it functions just like an app... Full screen, moveable icon on your home screen. All of it.
Enjoy.
Install the Channel 3 app from the Google Play Store.
I'm a simple person: I see a game where you can be friends with a T-Rex, I play the game where you can be friends with a T-Rex. Unfortunately, the joy that comes with riding on your very own prehistoric creature is negated by the inevitable encroachment of their untimely death - they WILL die and you WILL be devastated that the hours and hours of IRL time it takes to hatch a single stupid egg were for NOTHING.
This game lacks any tutorials, guides, or consistency. New players have to rely on veteran players to show them the ropes - this might work if you have nice friends with private servers, but the public servers are filled with the meanest teenagers you'll ever encounter who can't wait to stomp all over the tiny straw hut you just spent hours lovingly building for yourself and your dodo bird, killing you both in the process. (R.I.P. Kevin. You were taken from me too soon.)
If you're like me and decide to simply play alone, you'll find that eventually... you run out of things to do. There are no quests, objectives, or NPC's, so the maps feel incredibly empty and lifeless, even with all the dinosaurs roaming around. I built a base in every biome on the map and made it my mission to tame one of every creature. I collected the journals that I would occasionally stumble across - the only hints of anything resembling a narrative - but I was never actually encouraged to do anything with them. Eventually, even the dinosaur-riding mechanic wasn't enough to keep me engaged, and I abandoned the game and left my big prehistoric friends to fend for themselves.
If you like survival games that don't teach you how to play, the idea of becoming attached to a dinosaur that will probably die and break your heart, or are a teenager looking to terrorize peaceful newcomers and their innocent birds, you'll like ARK: Survival Evolved.
No other game can quite sate the intrinsic desire to leave everything behind to go live on an island where you can pay your mortgage off as slow as you please to the nicest landlord of all time. It also fulfills the deep-seated instinct to simply reject all other forms of work besides fishing and catching bugs all day with your adorable, fluffy neighbors who will always be kind and polite and who would NEVER call the HOA on you for having your grass half an inch too long.
If you want to play a game that seriously makes you consider selling all your material possessions and disappearing into the void in search of true community, friendship, and neighborly values, then this is the game for you.
Sometimes I genuinely want to forget that I ever played this game just so I could pick it up and play it again for the first time. It will always be recognizable to me as the game that made me understand that video games could be a truly immersive and compelling experience. It was the first game that made me feel like I could reach through the screen and touch it. No other game has made me toggle the "walk" button so much: I spend just as much time strolling across the map admiring the view as I spend killing bad guys. Come and get me, dragons: I'm the heckin' Dragonborn and I'll go as fast as I darn well please.
Sure, the game isn't perfect, but there's a good reason that people keep coming back to play Skyrim after twelve years of stale NPC dialogue, T-posing dragons, and Todd Howard jump-scares: no other game gives you the same sense of wonder and awe. It's really no wonder we haven't heard a peep from Bethesda regarding its eventual successor: they've got some big shoes to fill. Hopefully Starfield is able to sate our open-world RPG loving hearts while we wait for the next addition to the Elder Scrolls series, but until then, Skyrim has a permanent place on my computer - and in my heart.
My first exposure to the colorful and insane world of Borderlands was through this game. Continuing my trend of playing games out of order, I knew nothing about the series when I first picked it up, but it gave me the best introduction to a franchise so far. The characters are hilarious and fun, the stylization is whimsical and wild, and I was so disappointed when it ended that I immediately went and bought Borderlands 2 just so I could continue adventuring through Pandora. Here is my biggest piece of advice to anyone who hasn't played this game but is considering it: choose Jack. ALWAYS. >:)
Despite playing Dragon Age: Inquisition first and absolutely loving it, the first installment of the series remains my favorite due to the impressive branching narrative, memorable characters, and incredible world-building. I have gone through every origin story for each race and class and romanced each party member (#TeamAllistair). I've tried to get as many different endings as I possibly could and am continuously impressed by how important your decisions are to the overall story. Sure, the graphics need an update, and the entire section spent in the Fade is a complete slog - but when a game makes me weep openly over my laptop and laugh loud enough to startle my cat, I know it's a winner for me.
