The New Sonos App Is So Bad, the Company Might Bring Back the Old One
The newest version of Sonos’ mobile app is still very bad—so bad, the company is considering ditching the newly redesigned…
‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ and How ‘DEI’ Became Gamergate 2.0’s Rallying Cry
On May 16, the gaming and entertainment news site Dexerto tweeted an image from the forthcoming game Assassin’s Creed Shadows…
Epic Games Challenges Apple’s Dominance With New iOS App Store
Epic Games today officially launched a rival app store for iOS in the European Union, marking the first time Apple’s…
Gamergate’s Aggrieved Men Still Haunt the Internet
Ten years ago, a flood of gamers attacked developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu and media critic Anita Sarkeesian. The…
Thousands of People Are Playing the Mysterious Game ‘Deadlock’ Right Now
A new game from Valve appears to be on the horizon. Thousands of players have received invites to a game…
The Hacker Who Hunts Video Game Speedrunning Cheaters
The night before Cecil's Defcon talk, Maselewski wrote in a final email to WIRED that he believes those alleging that…
Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE Review: A Game-Streaming Laptop
Gaming isn’t something you'd typically associate with Chromebooks, but Google and its hardware partners have made strides toward shaking that…
‘Crush House’ Is a Game For People Who Love Drama
Recently, while stuck inside sick with Covid-19’s new FLiRT variant, I honored its ridiculous name with a binge-watch of Love…
Dating Apps Are Dehumanizing. Let’s Try Something New
Lauren Goode: Right, right. Yeah, in my experience, it was like the initial contact was in person, not on an…
How ‘World of Warcraft’ Devs Launched One of the Biggest Unions in Video Games
They started with fliers. The group of World of Warcraft developers at Activision Blizzard, determined to unionize, were testing the…