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Megan Farokhmanesh

Senior Writer

Megan Farokhmanesh is a former WIRED writer covering video games and the industry that makes them. Previously she worked at Axios, The Verge, and Polygon.

Game Over

Gamers Are Furious About the Censorship of NSFW Games—and They’re Fighting Back

Jul 30, 2025 2:51 PM

Takedown

Steam and Itch.io Are Pulling ‘Porn’ Games. Critics Say It’s a Slippery Slope to More Censorship

Jul 24, 2025 6:52 PM

Brain Teaser

A Surprise Pokémon Game Just Dropped for Switch and Mobile

Jul 22, 2025 11:59 AM

Child Lock

Roblox’s New Age Verification Feature Uses AI to Scan Teens’ Video Selfies

Jul 17, 2025 3:37 PM

Contract High

How Video Games Became the New Battleground for Actors and AI Protections

Jul 10, 2025 1:13 PM

Play It Forward

You Can Now Play The Last of Us Part II in Chronological Order

Jul 8, 2025 3:00 PM

Game Over

Anthem Is the Latest Video Game Casualty. What Should End-of-Life Care Look Like for Games?

Jul 7, 2025 6:43 PM

Object Of Affection

A Game Called Date Everything Literally Lets You Date Everything—Except People

Jul 3, 2025 12:45 PM

Game Over

Xbox Hit With Layoffs and Game Cancellations as Microsoft Cuts 9,000 Jobs

Jul 2, 2025 1:33 PM

Switch It Up

Donkey Kong Bananza Could be the Next Killer Game the Switch 2 Needs

Jul 1, 2025 9:00 AM

New Persona

Persona 5: The Phantom X Brings the Series to Your Phone—and It's Shockingly Good

Jun 27, 2025 3:11 PM

Food Fight

Dosa Divas Is a ‘Spicy’ New Game About Fighting Capitalism With Food

Jun 19, 2025 6:30 AM

Leveling Up

Microsoft Finally Gets Into the Handheld Game With ROG Xbox Ally

Jun 9, 2025 4:47 PM

Switch Fever

Switch 2 Scalpers Are Auctioning Off Their Preorders to the Highest Bidder

Jun 4, 2025 2:57 PM

Ready Player Weird

Mario Kart World Devs Broke Their Own Rule on Who Gets to Drive

Jun 3, 2025 10:00 AM

First Drive

Mario Kart World Races Are More Chaotic—and Better—Than Ever

Jun 3, 2025 10:00 AM

Reading List

Trump’s Administration Wants to Erase Queer History. An Unconventional Book Club Is Fighting Back

May 30, 2025 6:00 AM

Video Games

Grand Theft Auto Publisher Swaps DEI for ‘Diversity of Thought’ in Annual Report

May 28, 2025 11:51 AM

Losing Game

A Gaming YouTuber Says an AI-Generated Clone of His Voice Is Being Used to Narrate Doom Videos

May 21, 2025 2:00 PM

personal questions

Is He Really Mad at Me? Maybe ChatGPT Knows

May 19, 2025 3:52 PM