How Uncharted 3 Designers Make Faces Look Alive
Animators at game developer Naughty Dog bring characters to life by hand—which saves your PS3 from being overtaxed.
A $10K Bounty Aims to Make Sony’s PlayStation 5 a Computer Again
Nice PlayStation you got. Bet it could probably run Linux too.
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More Than a Thousand Pokémon Go Players Descend on Times Square to Defeat Mewtwo
A surprise 10th-anniversary event saw Niantic fulfilling a promise teased in the original 2016 launch trailer for its popular mobile game.
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What’s Worse Than Romance Scams? Adoption Scams
This week in WIRED Book Club, we recap the final chapters of The Yahoo Boys.
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Top Acer Promo Codes: 40% Off
From 40% off accessory bundles to verified student and military discounts, here's how to save on Predator, Nitro, and Swift laptops and monitors at Acer.com.
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Come to Our WIRED@NIGHT02 Film Screening!
See the documentary The Oldest Person in the World before it’s in theaters.
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People Are Getting Off to Porn About ICE Raids
MAGA-coded adult content playing off immigration crackdowns, white supremacy, and obeying the “natural order” is finding rabid audiences on X.
Jason Parham
Plex Keeps Getting Worse. Is Jellyfin a Decent Replacement?
If you want to stream local media, this free and open source media server is just as good as Plex. But if you rely on remote access or live TV, prepare to tinker.
Justin Pot
The Light Flip Is the Stylish Dumb Flip Phone of Your Dreams
A flip phone with 5G, USB-C, a headphone jack, and a removable battery? Say it ain’t so.
Julian Chokkattu
A Typo Landed an Innocent Gamer in Prison for 18 Months
How much could a single underscore in a username really matter? Just ask Brandon Klayme, who served 18 months in prison before realizing how authorities arrested, charged, and convicted the wrong man.
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Sam Neill Inspired a Generation of Scientists
The actor, who died at age 78 on Monday, embodied a passionate approach to research and positive masculinity in his role as paleontologist Alan Grant in the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park.
Miles Klee
SteelSeries Coupons: 15% Off Gaming Gear
Unlock exclusive discounts on SteelSeries' award-winning gaming headsets, keyboards, and accessories.
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No One Can Afford to Make Myst Games Anymore
“Myst” sold over 6 million copies in the ’90s. Its latest spinoff couldn’t shore up any funding, pointing to an existential crisis among double-A games.
Adam Morgan