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5 Oct, 6 tweets, 3 min read
Introducing WIRED Games! Today we launched a new vertical to bring you even more investigations, profiles, reviews, and gear recommendations from the gaming world.

Here’s our first slate of stories 1/ wired.trib.al/oMX0PEN
Some of the most iconic video game songs of all time were composed by women whose names have been lost to time, negligence, or just a lack of interest. Their work shouldn’t be forgotten 2/ wired.trib.al/05uzCRc
The American military is facing a recruitment crisis. It needs highly skilled and technically savvy youth—and it’s having trouble finding them.

To fill that gap, the Pentagon is looking to gamers 3/ wired.trib.al/gJWumYN
In the current absence of in-person outlets, people are increasingly looking for ways to build legitimate human connection online. Twitch has emerged as an unlikely platform for doing so 4/ wired.trib.al/5b4qiKe
When you think of Xbox, you think of the console, right? That’s about to change. This is how Xbox is deemphasizing itself as the center of the living room and embracing a new era of gaming 5/ wired.trib.al/3Cf281H
Don't miss a single article from our new gaming vertical. Sign up for the WIRED Gaming Newsletter to receive a weekly rundown delivered straight to your inbox here 6/ wired.trib.al/me6mZUa Image

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