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Katamari Damacy Creator’s New Game Is About Teen Angst, Cute Dogs, and Eye Boogers
Keita Takahashi talks about his latest game, To a T, which lets you navigate teenage hardships while your hands are stuck in a T-pose.
Megan Farokhmanesh
A New Social Media App Punishes Users for Rage-Baiting
On Sez Us, users who are intentionally inflammatory may score lower than those who gain influence through respectful dialog.
Jason Parham
Inside Silicon Valley’s Invite-Only IRL Dating Scene
The San Francisco Bay Area is awash with in-person dating meetups for tech workers, where attendees are vetted before entry.
Flora Tsapovsky
Is That Painting a Lost Masterpiece or a Fraud? Let’s Ask AI
A dubious “Van Gogh” has sparked a battle between technology, connoisseurs, and the high-stakes art market. What does AI, which is transforming art authentication, have to say about the verdict?
Noah Charney
The Anti-DEI Agenda Is Reprogramming America
President Trump’s anti-DEI playbook doesn’t just affect the makeup of America’s workplaces. It also impacts cultural production. Just ask Netflix’s former head of diversity.
Jason Parham
Nintendo Is Changing the Way Digital Games Work
During its Nintendo Direct event Thursday, the company revealed “Virtual Game Cards,” which will allow players to share games or play across multiple systems. It also teased Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.
Megan Farokhmanesh
The Creator of the Smash Indie Game Animal Well Is Already Working on His Next Project
Billy Basso talks about the seven years he spent developing his hit game, and what he’s up to next.
Megan Farokhmanesh
Meet the Game Developer Turning Fanfic Into Deadpool DLC
When Emma Kidwell got tapped to work on a new piece of content for Marvel’s Midnight Suns, she went back to her fanfic roots. She won’t be the only one following the rules of fan-written stories to develop fresh ideas.
Megan Farokhmanesh
Canadian Devs Are Backing Out of Attending GDC
Amid deteriorating relations between the US and Canada, many Canadian video game developers are opting not to travel to San Francisco for next week’s Game Developers Conference.
Megan Farokhmanesh
The 54 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now
Daredevil: Born Again, Win or Lose, and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Disney+ this month.
Jennifer M. Wood and WIRED Staff
How to Get Free Tickets to TV Tapings and Movie Screenings
Passes to advanced film screenings and live TV tapings are highly coveted, but with some persistence, planning, and insider knowledge, you could score seats at these exclusive events.
Lawrence Forbes
The 43 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now
Plankton: The Movie, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and Troll are just a few of the movies you should watch on Netflix this month.
Matt Kamen and WIRED Staff
The 44 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now
Adolescence, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Squid Game are just a few of the shows you need to watch on Netflix this month.
Matt Kamen and WIRED Staff
Hikaru Utada Would Rather Play CERN Than Coachella
The Japanese singer-songwriter’s new album goes deep on their “fascination with science.” WIRED Japan took Hikaru Utada to visit the Large Hadron Collider to learn more.
Tomonari Cotani
A Case for Turning Tulsa Into the Next Big Tech Hub
In an excerpt from his new book, Reinventing the Heartland, urbanist Nicholas Lalla makes the case for setting up technology's next big nerve center in Oklahoma.
Nicholas Lalla
The Wild True Story Behind Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
From the start, Kendrick Lamar wanted to turn his life into a video game for his big Super Bowl halftime show. The team tasked with doing that knew what to do—right down to sourcing a vintage GNX.
Angela Watercutter
How Morocco Became the Meteorite Hunting Capital of the World
Since the “Saharan Gold Rush” in the 1990s, one researcher has been fighting for the North African country’s contributions to science to be recognized.
Helen Gordon
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Inside the Telegram Groups Doxing Women for Their Facebook Posts
Anna Wolfe and Sarah Cammarata
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Netflix Plans to Spend $1 Billion Making Content in Mexico Over the Next 4 Years
Fernanda González
Shall We Play a Game?
Xbox Pushes Ahead With New Generative AI. Developers Say ‘Nobody Will Want This’
Megan Farokhmanesh