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Will Bedingfield

Staff writer

Will Bedingfield is a staff writer at WIRED covering video games and internet culture. He studied at the University of Leeds and King’s College London and is based in London.

This Fallout TV Show Is a Terrible Idea—Unless It's a Comedy

Game studio Bethesda’s successful franchise is full of surrealist comedy, and Amazon’s forthcoming adaptation should reflect this.

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal and the Post-Console World

Microsoft is betting on a future more focused on games than hardware.

Game Studios Are Turning Play Into Work

Video games are being split into titles geared toward fun and those that beguile us into productivity with points, rewards, and even NFTs.

A Totally Fair Progression System Is Impossible

The developers of Halo: Infinite fell short when designing the game's reward system. Some systems are far more equitable, and here’s why.

Rumbleverse Adds a Melee Twist to the Battle Royale

Epic Games’ first published title is a free-to-play romp where competitors unleash elbow drops and dropkicks as they leap across streets and scale rooftops.

It’s Never Been More Obvious That You Suck at Video Games

Comparing ourselves to professional gamers and checking online ranking systems can be humbling—and fun.

The Bold Gamble to Make Halo Infinite Last Forever

To reinvent the shooter in the present, the team behind the iconic franchise had to study the game’s past.

The Skyrim and Sopranos Meme Universes Are Colliding

The way we remember our pop culture favorites is increasingly inseparable from the memes they generate. But those memes can take on a life of their own.

Age of Empires IV Wants to Teach You a Lesson

Can a video game be historically accurate? The team behind the iconic series wanted to give it a try.

Metroid Dread Is Let Down by Its Boring Robot Villains

The Switch exclusive is a fine return to form for the series, but it would benefit from antagonists that are, you know, actually scary.

How the Far Right Exploded on Steam and Discord

New research found that several of the major gaming platforms are hosting extremist activity, from racist livestreams to open support for neo-Nazis. 

The Best Time Travel Movies of … All Time

From Groundhog Day to Interstellar, filmmakers love messing with timelines. Thankfully, that makes for mind-bending entertainment.

Mario Golf: Super Rush Takes Way Too Big a Swing

The sport probably needs some reinvention. But not this much.

The Best Games (and Trailers) From E3

The annual gaming event was slightly subdued by the pandemic, but there were still big updates on Zelda, Halo, Far Cry, and more.

Pokémon Cards Are Surging. So Is Hate Toward Graders

The business of grading Pokémon cards can be lucrative, time-consuming, and rife with furious, virulent abuse.

You Will Die a Lot in Returnal. It’s Worth It

The game is the roguelike genre at its best—and it’s an exciting vision of things to come.

Why a James Bond Film Will Never Premiere on Netflix

The dependence on VOD during the pandemic proved one thing: Hollywood still needs theaters, and it needs us to return in droves as they reopen across the world.

Is Binge-Watching Bad for the Planet? Netflix Finally Answers

The company’s first report on its carbon footprint provides important data that could help it cut its emissions.

The Race Is On to Stop Scalping Bots From Buying All the PS5s

The pandemic, and the resulting supply chain damage, has kicked retail bots into full gear.

A Farewell to Adobe Flash—and the Messy, Glorious Web

The software helped create an amateur internet. It’s a far cry from the glossy, corporate one we know now.