Cecilia D'Anastasio

Thousands of players flocked to a digital world filled with draconian rules, slavery, and anti-Semitism—and tested how far “just a game” can go.

You don’t have to suffer with tangled cords behind your TV or under your desk, even if you’re committed to the wired life. Here’s how to tidy up.

And getting rid of it will take a lot of work.

Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, creators of the Dragonlance fantasy mythos, are suing Wizards of the Coast after the company ditched a licensing deal for the latest books in the long-running serie…

Many of the two dozen streamers, managers, and lawyers WIRED spoke with described rampant exploitation they’ve seen or experienced in the booming business.

But our new survey found that just 20 percent of gamers say they stand up to harassment when they see it.

Reddit and Twitch are the latest companies to take action against the president and his supporters, as platforms reevaluate and reinforce hate-speech policies.

Riot Games has cutting-edge moderation tools at its disposal. Few of them are present in Valorant, which launched this week.

In an interview with WIRED, WoW game director Ion Hazzikostas reflects on the shifting culture of the landmark MMORPG.

As the online game is proving with Travis Scott and Party Royale, digital places are every bit as legitimate as their analog counterparts.

Cecilia D’Anastasio is a staff writer at WIRED covering the games industry and gaming culture. She was previously a senior reporter at Kotaku, G/O Media’s video game vertical. Send tips to Cecilia_D@WIRED.com.

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Everybody calls Rob Kuntz last, he says. Those who want to know about the history of Dungeons & Dragons start with co-creator Gary Gygax’s kids, one of Gygax’s biographers, or D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast. As they’re wrapping things up, they might get around to dialing up Kuntz, a 63-year-old …

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We salute retiring (and not-so-retiring) professors.

Three weeks after a viral report on the company’s culture, Riot Games has responded to the allegations with promises to do better.

“We’re sorry it took us so long to hear you,” League of Legends studio says

A complex and critical series of issues.

Numerous current and former Riot Games employees spoke out about the developer’s alleged sexist “frat bro” culture as part of a Kotaku in-depth report by Cecilia D’Anastasio…