Culture

Tooth and Nail

Interview With the Vampire Fans Say the Stakes Have Never Been Higher

As social media filled with people asking why no one was watching the best show on TV, fans desperate for Interview With the Vampire's renewal turned the blame on AMC's own marketing.

Elizabeth Minkel

Sport

How to Take the Perfect Soccer Penalty

James Temperton and Isabel Fraser

Video Games

Metroid Prime 4 Gets a Release Date After Years of Troubled Development

Megan Farokhmanesh

Movies and TV

The 36 Best Shows on Hulu Right Now

The Bear, Black Twitter: A People’s History, and Shōgun are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Hulu this month.

Jennifer M. Wood and WIRED Staff

The 34 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now

The Boys, Outer Range, and Fallout are just a few of the things you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.

Matt Kamen and WIRED Staff

The 38 Best Shows on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now

House of the Dragon, Ren Faire, and Fantasmas are just a few of the shows you need to be watching on Max this month.

Jennifer M. Wood and WIRED Staff

The 30 Best Movies on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now

Am I OK?, Dune: Part Two, and MoviePass, MovieCrash are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Max this month.

Jennifer M. Wood and WIRED Staff

Video Games

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Finally Gives Zelda Her Own Game

Princess Zelda is getting her own adventure on September 26.

Megan Farokhmanesh

Cities: Skylines II Found a Solution for High Rents: Get Rid of Landlords

For months, players have been complaining about high rents in the city-building sim. This week, developer Colossal Order fixed the problem by doing something real cities can’t: removing landlords.

Megan Farokhmanesh

The Indie Horror Game That Launched a Surprising Queer Hopepunk Revolution

Signalis came out in 2022 to strong reviews but has mostly stayed under the radar. Two years later, it has amassed a following of women, nonbinary, and queer folks who have created a hopeful community based around its grimdark themes.

Laurence Russell

Behind That Viral LA Billboard That Trolled Microsoft and Other Game Companies

As big studios showed up in Los Angeles for Summer Game Fest, they were greeted by a message to recently shuttered developers: “We miss you. We hate money.”

Megan Farokhmanesh

Digital Culture

The Anderson Cooper of Black Twitter Believes Journalism Can Survive Influencers

Editor and news aggregator Phil Lewis isn’t afraid of YouTubers or TikTokkers. He says the real threat is misinformation.

Jason Parham

Six-Word Sci-Fi: Stories Written by You

Here's this month's prompt, how to submit, and an illustrated archive of past favorites.

WIRED Readers

Meet the Photographer Behind the Social Media App for Everyone Sick of Meta’s AI

Artists are fleeing Meta’s platforms over fears their work will be used to train AI. Photographer Jingna Zhang’s Cara promises protection, but the influx of new users is taxing her niche portfolio app.

Kate Knibbs

Who’s Afraid of Skibidi Toilet?

The bizarre animated YouTube series is so huge that it’s caught the attention of concerned parents and the Russian government. But it’s still a mystery to almost anyone over 30—except Stephen Colbert.

Adam Bumas