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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 10.26.21   LEFT 4 DEAD | 7-MINUTE READ 10 Video Game Series That Deserve to Be Resurrected BY SIMON HILL From Legacy of Kain to Silent Hill, these franchises were killed off too soon.   SPILLED MILK | 7-MINUTE READ China Targets Extreme Internet Fandoms in a New Crackdown BY JENNIFER CONRAD AND KYLE MULLIN Measures aimed at influencer and celebrity culture will reach into the screens of young people.   BACKCHANNEL | 16-MINUTE READ Sci-Fi Icon Neal Stephenson Finally Takes on Global Warming BY ADAM ROGERS The renowned author says his genre should inspire solutions. In his new novel, Termination Shock, he tackles our most existential crisis.   WINDS OF CHANGE | 6-MINUTE READ This Groundbreaking Simulator Generates a Huge Indoor Ocean BY MATT SIMON It's a 32,000-gallon concrete tank with a wind tunnel grafted on top. With it, researchers can study the seas—and climate change—like never before. GET WIRED Fall Sale: Get WIRED for just $10 $5. Get the print edition and exclusive subscriber-only content. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   IDEAS | 6-MINUTE READ Whitewashing 'Blue Food' Won't Make the World More Green BY JAN DUTKIEWICZ AND SPENCER ROBERTS Recent public messaging encouraging people to eat more seafood conveniently omits information about the environmental impact of fishing.   GIFT GUIDE | 8-MINUTE READ 19 Delightful Gifts for Music Lovers and Audiophiles BY PARKER HALL AND MICHAEL CALORE From headphones and speakers to accessories for their vinyl LPs, these gift ideas will appeal to any audio lover.   BUYING GUIDE | 11-MINUTE READ These Are the 9 Android Phones Worth Buying BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU AND JEFFREY VAN CAMP Shopping for a new phone can be an ordeal. Let us take some of the pain out of it with these picks and tips.   NON-TRIVIAL PURSUIT | 5-MINUTE READ This AI Resurrects Ancient Board Games—and Lets You Play Them BY SAMANTHA HUIQI YOW What tabletop games did our ancestors play in 1000 BCE? A new research project wants to find out, and make them playable online too.   CONSOLE HUNT | 5-MINUTE READ Tips on How to Snag a PlayStation 5 (Good Luck!) BY SIMON HILL A year after launch, Sony's latest console is still difficult to find. We've got some tips on how to score one.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.