Nov 1, 2012 6:00 AM

The Monitor Hunkers Down for a Fireside Chat About Videogames

It’s time to talk about Disney’s retrogame-themed Wreck-It Ralph, the franchise-resurrecting Assassin’s Creed 3 and a fascinating iOS game called Letterpress.

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Contributing editor Peter Rubin writes about pop culture, sports technology, and AR/VR for WIRED. His book Future Presence: How Virtual Reality Is Changing Human Connection, Intimacy, and the Limits of Ordinary Life was published in April 2018. ... Read more

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