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Veterans with PTSD, anxiety, and other mental health challenges often find solace in gaming. Research shows it's helpful—and could be used more […]

Don't buy into the myth: If you consider your options carefully, upgrading your desktop doesn't have to empty your wallet.

Far-right factions say they're willing to take action to keep President Trump in the White House. The question is whether those actions are viable—or […]

Attention Disney and Netflix: Leave Maleficent and Carmen Sandiego alone. My soul needs villains, those perpetrators of change.

Each month we publish a six-word story—and it could be written by you.

If the former veep wins, it won’t be because he had an online meme army behind him. That’s a good sign for American politics.

I picked up the controller to keep tabs on my fifth-grader. What I got was a window into her world—and a lesson in 21st-century fatherhood.

James Hibberd's Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon draws on more than 50 new interviews with the cast and crew.

This week, the Mouse House laid out a reorganization plan that puts a bigger focus on streaming. Don't look for other studios to make similar moves.

It's not blowing your mind. It's bludgeoning you with shock.

The ruling means that Epic Games' massively popular title will remain off iOS devices while Epic's suit against Apple moves to trial.

With its all-too-familiar webcam views and smartphone shots, Jenji Kohan's new show turns Covid-19 isolation into a drama everyone can relate to.

The data on female representation in games looked optimistic—but time will tell if these changes endure beyond a wildcard year.

The first-person shooter franchise has the potential to meaningfully grapple with American history, politics, and ethics. It misses the mark.

On this week's Get WIRED podcast, writer Jason Parham dives into his past as a kid listening to the radio during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles.

EA's new edition includes minor gameplay tweaks, but it seems like the real innovations are being saved for next year.

The Hulu comedy riffs on the trope of reliving the same day over and over again.

The next season had already been greenlit—which makes it hard not to wonder if the streaming service is rethinking its strategy.

Even if the social network's new policies work perfectly, Q followers can still camouflage their activity or move to other platforms.

No one should be latching on to a 15-year-old's speculations about the White House Covid-19 outbreak.