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Animal Well also comes at a turbulent time for the game industry. Outfits like Gastrow’s and developers like Basso are getting hit hard. Every month this year has included new headline-making layoffs at big game companies, while smaller…

Hades II is a witchy roguelike that Supergiant Games somewhat surprise-dropped on Steam earlier this week. Unlike the first Hades, where gamers play as the underworld’s prince, fighting his way out of the depths of hell, Hades II hands the…

Supergiant Games is handing over the keys to the underworld early. Hades II, the sequel to the studios’ critically acclaimed roguelike, is now available to buy for $30 on PC via Early Access on Steam and the Epic Games Store.Hades II…

Gamers have long been stigmatized as lonely weirdos. Some of that has been deserved—ask anyone who’s had a bunch of children shout horrible slurs at them during a match of Call Of Duty. But some leaders in the gaming industry want to push…

Lex and I spent untold hours that summer staring into the green-black screen of an Apple II, venturing from Independence to the Pacific Northwest along the Oregon Trail. It would be years before we learned about Manifest Destiny, about…

In a month full of video game deals—from Nintendo’s Mario Day deals to Steam’s Spring Sale for PC games—Xbox has now joined the party with more than 500 games on sale, with some as much as 90% off. Xbox has been doing massive sales for…

Overwatch 2’s new limited-time dating sim lets you romance Mercy or Genji, but I want so much more.

The franchise’s upcoming Lightfall expansion revealed an evolution for the once-formless Pyramid Fleet. WIRED got a closer look with Bungie’s art team.

PlayStation and Xbox fans will have plenty to play this month through their PlayStation Plus or Xbox Game Pass subscriptions. Both companies have announced February’s new monthly downloadable games and new additions to their respective…

With great titles like God of War, Maneater, and The Last of Us Remastered, Sony’s subscription service is the perfect jump start for new PS5 owners.