Jul 11, 2012 6:30 AM

Game|Life Video: 5 Vaporware Games We'd Like to Actually Play Someday

Feel like there's something ... I don't know, missing in your life? It's probably one of these vaporware games. The five games in this week's episode of Game|Life Video all have two things in common: They haven't been heard from in forever, but their publishers still insist they're coming.

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Chris Kohler started writing for WIRED in 2002, and founded WIRED.com's Game|Life channel in 2005. He is the author of the books Power-Up and Retro Gaming Hacks, and co-hosts the Stitcher Award-winning podcast Good Job, Brain! ... Read more

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