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Megan Farokhmanesh

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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

Decades of Garry’s Mod Nintendo Uploads Are Disappearing

Apr 26, 2024 2:22 PM

Video Games

Metaphor: ReFantazio Steals the Best Ideas From Persona 5

Apr 24, 2024 4:05 PM

Start the Presses

Delta Is an iOS Game Boy Emulator That (Likely) Won’t Get Taken Down

Apr 17, 2024 4:33 PM

Content Warning

Influencers Are Trying to Go Viral by Playing a Game About Going Viral

Apr 10, 2024 12:31 PM

The Future of Video Games Is ... Reality TV?

Apr 4, 2024 11:02 AM

Video Games

A House of the Dragon Star Made a Video Game to Grieve His Father

Apr 2, 2024 11:48 AM

GDC 2024

Is AI the Future of NPCs?

Mar 26, 2024 4:45 PM

Video Games

Super Mario Bros. Wonder Almost Had a Live-Action Mario

Mar 22, 2024 6:30 AM

Sniffed Out

GameScent Wants You to Smell the Gunfire While You Play Video Games

Mar 21, 2024 5:02 PM

Video Games

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Initial Prototypes Were ‘Chaos’

Mar 20, 2024 8:16 PM

Video Games

The Small Company at the Center of ‘Gamergate 2.0’

Mar 14, 2024 10:22 AM

Video Games

Aerith’s Fate in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Is Causing a Rift Among Fans

Mar 10, 2024 6:00 AM

Choco Shocko

The Willy Wonka Event’s Lead Actor Speaks Out: ‘It Was Just Gibberish’

Feb 29, 2024 3:27 PM

Console-ation

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Is Coming in 2025. Will a New Nintendo Switch Join It?

Feb 27, 2024 11:53 AM

Game Review

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Sets a New High for the Series

Feb 22, 2024 9:00 AM

Game Plan

Give Us an Xbox Handheld Already

Feb 16, 2024 5:11 PM

Xed Out

Diablo IV Heads to Game Pass as Microsoft Eyes 4 Games to Expand Beyond Xbox

Feb 15, 2024 4:36 PM

RIP

Spec Ops: The Line Disappeared. It Won’t Be the Last Beloved Game to Vanish

Feb 12, 2024 1:00 PM

Console Waaaahs

The Console Wars Are Over. Some Influencers Won’t Let Them Go

Feb 6, 2024 6:36 PM

Pokémon No

Palworld Mod's 'Electric Yellow Rat' Tests the Limits of Nintendo’s Legal Reach

Jan 31, 2024 3:08 PM