How System Shock Lured Warren Spector Back to Making Games
Warren Spector always knew he’d get back to making games. His return was just a little earlier than he had…
Game|Life Podcast: Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture Spoilers
What’s the point of last year’s game “Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture”? WIRED editors take a deep dive into this…
Destiny Sequel Coming in 2017, Following a Big Expansion
Activision and Bungie will release the sequel to their hit online first-person shooter next year, with a “large new expansion”…
Ubisoft Won’t Release a New Assassin’s Creed in 2016
The historical action game series won’t have a new entry in 2016 after slow sales of last year’s “Syndicate.” The…
Beautiful Firewatch Is a Great Game To Get Lost In
The writers behind Telltale Games’ acclaimed The Walking Dead have delivered another tour de force videogame story in Firewatch. The…
Game|Life Podcast: Twilight Princess Versus The Witness
Chris Kohler and Jake Muncy discuss how Nintendo is changing its remake of a “Zelda” game to be more inviting…
Nintendo Puts Its Sleep-Tracking Gizmo on Hold Indefinitely
The “quality of life” sleep-tracking health and fitness device that Nintendo announced in 2014 “isn’t ready to become a product,”…
Miitomo, Nintendo’s First Mobile Game, Will Launch in March
‘Miitomo,’ Nintendo’s first smartphone app, will be released globally alongside the new ‘My Nintendo’ online service in March. The post…
Game|Life Podcast: The Witness and Nintendo NX Speculation
Nintendo’s NX platform remains as inscrutable and mysterious as The Witness, but perhaps a solution is imminent. The post Game|Life…
Why Nobody’s Complaining About Used Games Anymore
Have you noticed that nobody seems to be talking about the scourge of “used games,” anymore? The post Why Nobody’s…