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How Blizzard Transforms Its Fans Into Employees
The game developer has a reputation for pulling some of its most avid fans into its ranks, but whether that ... -
How Google's Grand Plan to Make Stadia Games Fell Apart
The tech giant hired 150 game developers for Stadia Games and Entertainment, only to lay them all off. Sources say ... -
Coding Blackness: A History of Black Video Game Characters
From nameless grayscale sprites in the ’70s to Spider-Man’s Miles Morales now, Black characters in games have come far. But ... -
Teaching Classic Lit Helps Game Designers Make Better Stories
Are you game? See How Homer, Faulkner, and Ibsen can help. http://www.wired.com/ -
Jim Ryan: There Will Be ‘a Completely New VR Format for PS5’
PlayStation’s head honcho shares news on PS5 stock, Sony’s 2021 release schedule, and a new PlayStation VR headset. http://www.wired.com/ -
Can Video Games Be a Healthy Outlet for Stress Relief?
Personal experience says yes, but here’s what science says on the matter. http://www.wired.com/ -
Twitch’s DMCA Takedowns Threaten to Drive Musicians Away
Twitch once looked like a lifeline for DJs and singers during the pandemic. The platform’s copyright issues tarnish that promise. ... -
The Most Romantic Date Spots in Super Mario 3D World
My partner and I spent 12 hours in a cornucopia of cooperative courtship, and I wouldn’t have had it any ... -
The Woman Bulldozing Video Games’ Toughest DRM
For Empress, cracking titles like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Immortals Fenyx Rising is more than a pastime. It’s a ... -
When World of Warcraft Is an Escape—and a Memorial
As kids, my cousin Kano and I spent hours together in this fantastical world. During quarantine, and for the first ...
