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Mortal Kombat X

Peter and Kelli Rubin love TV, movies, and games but don’t always see eye to eye. Peter and Kelli dig into why they’re drawn to favorite characters in games like Mortal Kombat, which has been thrilling players with grisly fatality wins for more than two decades.




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Unnecessarily Rushed Explanations - The Most Important Video Game of All Time: Super Mario Bros.

WIRED editor Chris Kohler explains why Super Mario Bros. is the most important video game in history. From rich graphics to expertly composed music to innovative game design, Super Mario Bros. set the standard for what makes a great video game.




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Unnecessarily Rushed Explanations - The Most Disgusting Video Game of All Time: Hotline Miami

It’s reminiscent of old Grand Theft Auto games, but Hotline Miami is in a league of its own. It tricks you into thinking it’s cute, but don’t be fooled, it's one of the most gruesome and bloody video games of all time.




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Design FX - Tomorrowland: Behind the FX of the Futuristic World

See how Industrial Light & Magic created the futuristic tech and magical world in Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland.




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Unnecessarily Rushed Explanations - The Most Difficult Video Game of All Time: Super Hexagon

Super Hexagon is not a video game for the easily discouraged. You die early and often until eventually (hopefully) you get into the swing of things. WIRED editor Chris Kohler explains why it’s the most difficult video game of all time.




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Creating Jurassic World’s New Genetically Modified Dinosaur

Legendary paleontologist Jack Horner—the real-life inspiration behind original “Jurassic Park” protagonist Alan Grant—explains how they conceived the genetically modified dino, Indominus rex, in the new film “Jurassic World."




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Design FX - Jurassic World: Using Motion-Capture to Create Realistic Dinosaurs

“Jurassic World” debuted with a record-shattering opening weekend, netting nearly half a billion dollars. See how Industrial Light & Magic used motion capture to help design the complex dinosaurs, including the genetically modified Indominus rex.




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Gadget Lab - Smooth Moves: Riding Insanely Fun Hoverboards

You’ve seen Justin Bieber, Kendall Jenner and JR Smith cruising on these things. What are they exactly? Are they safe? Can I buy one? WIRED Senior Writer David Pierce has the answers and tips for riding The Scoot, even the knockoffs of the knockoffs.




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Fly Over Pluto's Mountains

Fly over Pluto's beautiful mountains and the plains of its "heart" in this amazing NASA animation built with some of the first close-up images from the New Horizons probe.




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Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It

Two hackers have developed a tool that can hijack a Jeep over the internet. WIRED senior writer Andy Greenberg takes the SUV for a spin on the highway while the hackers attack it from miles away.




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NASA Data Viz Wizards Model the Movement of Ocean Garbage Patches

Ocean Currents Create Garbage Patches.




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Talking Pictures | The Many Contradictions of Gitmo

Photographer Debi Cornwall made numerous trips to Guantánamo Bay Naval Base to make startlingly banal images of detainee and military personnel life. Children's jungle gyms, tiki bars and the overstuffed chair and shackles of the "Compliant Detainee Media Room."




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The Ludicrously Fast Tesla Model S P90D | Zero to 60 at Supercar Speeds

The Tesla P90D is the fastest Tesla on the market. WIRED associate editor Alex Davies gets behind the wheel to test out "ludicrous mode" which uses both of the car's electric motors for acceleration speeds normally only experienced in supercars from the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini.




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Get Ready for the Supermoon Eclipse

Polish up that telescope! This weekend night owls will enjoy the sight of a total lunar eclipse which will just happen to occur during a supermoon, when the moon passes closest to earth's surface.




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Tesla Model X | First Look

Tesla's long awaited Model X SUV is finally here. The falcon-doored electric vehicle can carry seven passengers and is capable of rocketing to 60 miles per hour in as little as 3.2 seconds.




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The Martian | WIRED Movie Review

The Martian, Ridley Scott's new space epic, takes audiences to the rugged surface of Mars. Matt Damon stars as left behind astronaut Mark Watney, who has to "science" his survival on the barren planet.




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Data Attack - Are You the Most Average Person in America?

Do you get 8.7 hours of sleep every night? Spend a daily total of 30 minutes in the bathroom? Use Facebook for 40 minutes (and Tinder for 77 minutes) each day? If so, you just might be the most average person in the U.S.




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Fly Over Charon, Pluto's Biggest Moon

Skim the surface of Charon, Pluto's largest moon, in this stunning animation made up of images beamed back from NASA's space probe New Horizons.




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Real Actors, Virtual Movies

The race to VR cinema has split into two tracks: either Pixar-like CGI that affords full immersion, or 360-degree video, which lacks true "presence." Uncorporeal's new technology is a marriage of the two, and gives us a glimpse at what the future of VR film could be.




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Steve Jobs | WIRED Movie Review

There have been a lot of movies made recently about the Apple founder. This is the one you should see.




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Guillermo del Toro Explains Why “Crimson Peak” is Not a Horror Flick

Don’t call Guillermo del Toro’s new film “Crimson Peak” a horror film. The director explains why his new movie classifies as a gothic romance, and he talks about how they built a real version of the castle that’s featured in the flick.




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Crimson Peak | WIRED Movie Review

Guillermo del Toro's new film isn't a horror show, it's a gothic romance but it isn't all that romantic. It does have wonderfully detailed ghosts, a haunted house, beautiful costumes and Jessica Chastain gets to let loose as an unhinged Victorian.




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Guillermo del Toro's Top 5 Horror Films

The "Crimson Peak" director lists his favorite scary movies of all time and talks about his own encounters with ghosts.




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The Last Witch Hunter | WIRED Movie Review

The Last Witch Hunter is a movie starring Vin Diesel where he, yes, hunts witches. That's all you really need to know. If watching the fast-car-driving voice of Groot go hard on some magic-makers sounds like your idea of a good time, Diesel is here to put a spell on you. If not, search for your enchantments elsewhere.




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Spectre | WIRED Movie Review

Is James Bond obsolete? The Joint Intelligence Service thinks spies, even super spies, are dinosaurs in an age of drones and wiretapping. But there's a more philosophical question: Are we over James Bond?




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Cove Puts You In Touch With Your Emotions Through Music

It turns out emotions are complex (surprise!), and sometimes words just can’t do justice in expressing them. Cove, a new app, helps translate feelings into music.




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Lighting Up the World With a One-of-a-Kind Tesla Model S

In order to cast a light on a global issue like climate change, the team behind the new film Racing Extinction turned a standard Tesla Model S into a “mobile projection vehicle.” See what mods they made, and follow along at www.facebook.com/racingextinction




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Think Like a Tree - How Moth Eyes Inspired the Camera Lens

Find out how camera lenses take after moths by mimicking the way they absorb and hold in light.




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Testing Out the Star Wars BB-8 Toy & More Gadget Gifts with YouTuber MKBHD

From the Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch to the Star Wars Sphero BB-8 toy, Youtuber MKBHD gives a few gadgets a spin to help you figure out what to put on your wish list this holiday season.




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This Guy Can Teach You How to Memorize Anything

Joshua Foer can remember anything, including the first 100 digits of Pi. The former U.S.A. Memory Champion explains how he—and you—can memorize anything using the major system technique, which converts numbers into words and images.




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Star Wars: The Force Awakens | WIRED Movie Review

If you loved Star Wars once, everything you loved is back. And if you’re new? Welcome home.




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CES 2016 - Four Gadgets That Could Make Life More Convenient

WIRED executive editor Joe Brown checks out a temperature regulating coffee cup, a connected flowerpot, a remote pet food dispenser and a very loud speaker that doubles as a beverage cooler.




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CES 2016 - Autonomous Drone That Seats One Is a Special Kind of Crazy

Perhaps the most audacious product on display at CES 2016 is Ehang's concept autonomous single-occupancy drone, the 184. The $200,000 to $300,000 helicopter will offer rides up to 23 minutes at the push of a smartphone app button.




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App Pack | The Best Mobile Apps for Watching the Super Bowl

Load up your phone with some crucial apps that'll help you better enjoy the biggest game of the year.




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App Pack | The Best Mobile Apps for Skiing and Snowboarding

Hit the slopes with these apps that give you snow forecasts, buddy tracking, and resort maps all at your fingertips.




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Wow! Haha! Angry! Facebook Finally Has Emoji Reactions

Facebook just expanded the “Like” button with a feature it calls Reactions---six animated emoji the company hopes will let users to respond with more emotional nuance to the posts in their news feeds.




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Behind the Scenes of ‘My Mother’s Wing’

Go behind the scenes of the virtual reality film “My Mother’s Wing” with United Nations senior advisor and filmmaker Gabo Arora and his crew.




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The Avegant Glyph is a Movie Theater on Your Face

Avegant's Glyph is a personal movie theater, a screen only you can say that you can use to watch movies, play video games, and anything else you want. Just don't expect people not to stare.




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Wired Movie Review | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

It might seem like a blunder to try to wring comedy out of a very serious conflict, but in Tina Fey's new movie, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, she walks the line between humor and heart expertly. The film isn’t the whole picture of the war in Afghanistan, but what it does show, it shows in very sharp focus.




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Tesla's Summon Feature Is Like Knight Rider. Kinda

Summon is fundamental to Tesla's goal of making driverless cars—and it won't stay a party trick forever.




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WIRED Movie Review | 10 Cloverfield Lane

Like "Cloverfield", the plot of "10 Cloverfield Lane" was very guarded. We won’t spoil anything, but we will tell you that it’s exhilarating—and very fun.




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Silicon Valley Mourns Andy Grove, a Titan of Tech

Grove is routinely mentioned as part of the same pantheon that includes Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, and Steve Jobs. And with good reason.




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Out of Office with Brent Rose - Is Vaping Really Healthier than Smoking?

Vaping is smoking's hottest new trend--just ask Leonardo DiCarpio who was caught puffing on one at the Golden Globes. The industry claims this is a safe alternative to cigarettes, but how much do we really know about the health effects of vaping? From The Vape Shop to USC's Health and Science campus, Brent Rose explores this new trend and searches for answers.




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The iPad Pro: Apple’s Most Powerful Tablet in a Smaller Body

Apple wants you to replace your old iPad, and your old laptop, with a new iPad Pro. With a keyboard case, the new Pencil, and all the features from Apple’s largest tablet, could the 9.7-inch Pro be your next computer?




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Meet the Model 3, Tesla's Most Important Car

The $35,000 TESLA Model 3 is finally here. It is sleek, quick, more affordable and it's the most important car that Tesla has built.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Melissa McCarthy & Kristen Bell Answer The Web’s Most Searched Questions

At The Boss junket, Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Bell answer a Google Autocomplete interview together.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - NASA Astronauts Answer The Web’s Most Searched Questions

NASA astronauts Tim Kopra and Jeff Williams and European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake are currently living on board the International Space station and answer the internet’s most searched questions in the latest installment of WIRED’s Autocomplete Interview.




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Meet the Itsy-Bitsy Spider With a Bear Trap for a Mouth

Trap-jaw spiders may be tiny but their unusual jaws pack a serious and lightning fast punch. Researchers using high-speed cameras recently discovered how speedy and lethal the spiders' bite can be.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Ice Cube Answers The Web’s Most Searched Questions

Ice Cube takes WIRED's Autocomplete Interview, answering the world's most searched questions about himself.




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WIRED Autocomplete Interviews - Common Answers The Web’s Most Searched Questions

Common takes WIRED's Autocomplete Interview, answering the most searched questions about him.