Welcome back to another WIRED Games newsletter, friends. It's Wednesday, and I'm not going to keep you any longer than I have to, mostly because I have games to play myself—and I'm sure you do too, don't you? If not, we have some recs this week you might find interesting. Let's get started. First of all, our own Megan Farokhmanesh had the opportunity to talk about the Final Fantasy franchise with the series' director, Naoki Yoshida. They discussed how Final Fantasy has been growing up alongside the people who make it, and how the newest entry into the series, Final Fantasy XVI, takes a slightly darker, more adult tone than some of its predecessors in an attempt to show people that the ideas they have about the series may be dated. Yoshida, who's been under scrutiny lately because of both the series' flagging popularity and his comments about why the series is lagging in diversity, turns 50 this year, and XVI may be his last chance to make a Final Fantasy game. We'll see how it pans out, come June when the game is scheduled to launch. Next up, Megan has another story this week in which she dove into the world of deepfake porn, specifically streamers creating and sharing deepfake porn of other streamers, and the backlash that ensued in those communities. You might read that sentence and think "someone made deepfake porn and rightfully got what's coming to them for being so creepy, right?" but that's not what happened. Megan speaks with streamer QTCinderella, better known as one of the founders of The Streamer Awards, who had to deal with not just being deepfaked, but the blowback when she pointed out how horrible an experience it was. The whole story is an incredible, if not frightening read. Those are two great features, and you should definitely read them, OK? If you're looking for some lighter fare though, let's talk about a couple of games, shall we? First of all, check out our regularly updated guides to the 10 best games on Xbox Game Pass, many of which can also be played on PC! If you're rocking a PlayStation 5, you should check out our rundown of the 10 best games on PlayStation Plus, which you should definitely consider if you want tons of great games to play on that shiny new console. But let's say you prefer to play with friends. I get that, every game is more fun with friends … unless they're way better than you, but I digress. Check out our list of 35 great couch co-op games you can play with your friends when they come to visit, packed with Xbox and PlayStation games that are fun in duos or in larger party settings. But of course, the pandemic isn't quite over yet, and maybe your friends live far away from you. We've got you covered there too, with this list of 25 great co-op games you can play online and group up with your friends anytime you want. If you get through those lists and don't see one of your favorite games, definitely send it in to us at games@WIRED.com, and we'll consider it for a future update! We'll have to play it first, of course, but you never know, you might see it in the rundown. On that note, I have to go back to Neomuna. I'm rather enjoying Lightfall, the latest expansion for Destiny 2, and while I know it's gotten some rough reviews, I'm having a great time. But then again, I don't think any of you doubted I would. I'll see you all next week! |
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