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The Video Games WIRED Loved Most in 2020
Yakuza: Like a Dragon feels like a PlayAtation 2 game, and I…
The Biggest Video Game Surprise Hits of 2020
It’s been a year of surprises for us all. Not only did…
The Best Indie Games You May Have Missed This Year
Indie developers deserve their flowers. Not only are they responsible for amplifying…
Yes, Cyberpunk 2077 Is Buggy. But Mostly, It Has No Heart
At a climactic moment in Cyberpunk 2077, I got mad. My husband…
Video Game Hell Isn’t Nearly Agonizing Enough
“Game About Inescapable Hellscape Really Resonating With People Now For Some Reason,”…
Cyberpunk 2077 Revives the Dystopian Fears of the 1980s
Step out onto the streets of Night City, Cyberpunk 2077’s futuristic vision…
Orwell’s Animal Farm Sticks a Bit Too Close to the Book
George Orwell’s Animal Farm: A Fairy Story is a well-loved parable set…
How Cyberpunk 2077 Sold a Promise—and Rigged the System
CD Projekt Red had nearly a decade to architect the great Cyberpunk…
The Longing Is a Video Game of Transcendent Slowness
The Longing opens with a scene of perfect and near-insufferable slowness. A…