
Tyler Wilde
Tyler grew up in Silicon Valley during the '80s and '90s, playing games like Zork and Arkanoid on early PCs. He was later captivated by Myst, SimCity, Civilization, Command & Conquer, all the shooters they call "boomer shooters" now, and PS1 classic Bushido Blade (that's right: he had Bleem!). Tyler ed PC Gamer in 2011, and today he's focused on the site's news coverage. His hobbies include amateur boxing and adding to his 1,200-plus hours in Rocket League.
Latest articles by Tyler Wilde

A live-action Elden Ring movie from A24 and Alex Garland is in the works
By Tyler Wilde published
news It's real: Garland is writing and directing it, and George RR Martin is involved.

A delayed review, a GOTY controversy, and a Big Geralt: Our strange 10-year relationship with The Witcher 3
By Tyler Wilde published
TW3 AT 10 A look back at PC Gamer's slightly odd history with one of the best RPGs ever made.

1741 days after being kicked off iPhones, Fortnite is back on the US App Store
By Tyler Wilde published
news Tim Sweeney makes his (partially) triumphant return after a long fight with Apple.

Randy Pitchford asks fans to 'play the game first' before judging Borderlands 4's new minimap-free HUD
By Tyler Wilde published
news There's no minimap in Borderlands 4, the Gearbox CEO confirmed: "We want you to play the game and not play the map."

Eric Barone says he 'might eventually make a Stardew Valley 2,' but not because it'd make a zillion dollars: 'I honestly don't care about money that much'
By Tyler Wilde published
news Barone doesn't want to "just be the Stardew Valley guy," but a sequel isn't out of the question.

EA thinks it got Battlefield right this time, projecting confidence to investors in advance of a summer reveal: 'When we get it right, Battlefield is a giant franchise and often the biggest shooter in the year'
By Tyler Wilde published
news The new Battlefield is being tested by thousands of players, and more will be let in soon.

The new GTA 6 trailer opens with a self-referential gag that reminded me of how wild the 2022 hack was
By Tyler Wilde published
news Rockstar seems to smirk Grand Theft Auto 6's rocky history with information security in the latest trailer.

'It is very touching and very stupid': Katamari Damacy creator can't wait for us to experience the final scene of his new game
By Tyler Wilde published
news To a T is about "joy" and is also "so stupid," says singular designer Keita Takahashi.

Gaming website Polygon lays off union staff, editor-in-chief departs following sale to Game Rant owner Valnet
By Tyler Wilde last updated
news Vox Media has sold Polygon, the gaming site it founded in 2012 as "a new kind of website, built on new technology, backed by a new kind of media company."

US court slams Apple for 'obvious cover-up' in major Epic victory that could see Fortnite return to iOS soon
By Tyler Wilde published
news Today's court order finds that Apple has violated a 2021 injunction, and that one Apple exec "outright lied under oath."

Borderlands 4: Everything we know about Gearbox's next co-op FPS
By Tyler Wilde last updated
See ya Pandora The next numbered Borderlands sequel will be out in September 2025.

We Will Be Gods promises months-long PvP wars with 'no fairness': 'There can be 140 people on one side and 70 on the other, and that's how it's going to be'
By Tyler Wilde published
news Multiplayer fantasy war game We Will Be Gods enters public pre-alpha in May, and will be free-to-play when it launches this year.

Fighting game Marvel Contest of Champions is coming to PC with over 300 characters
By Tyler Wilde published
news Marvel Contest of Champions launched on mobile devices over a decade ago, and is now bringing its giant hero and villain roster to PC.

You don't see the Havok logo much anymore, but the legendary physics middleware used in Half-Life 2 never went away—just the splash screens
By Tyler Wilde published
Interview An icon of 2000s gaming wants us to know that it's still being used in big games, even if SSDs mean hardly anyone has time to show its logo anymore.

Rematch es 100K Steam concurrents in open beta as 'Rocket League but with feet' turns out to be a winning idea
By Tyler Wilde published
news The soccer game from Sifu developer Sloclap might be a winner.

Tempest Rising accidentally launched a week early on Steam, and the publisher has decided to just go with it
By Justin Wagner published
News An advanced access special edition bonus became an advanced access every edition bonus. Whoops.

I hope they didn't make the Oblivion NPCs hot
By Tyler Wilde published
Face off Oblivion is a game about weirdos. How will they look in the remaster?

We called its first cyberpunk setting 'cooler than Night City,' and now the studio behind The Ascent says it's making 'the kind of game that every developer wants to work on'
By Tyler Wilde published
news Details are sparse, but Neon Giant says its next game is "ludicrously ambitious", first-person, and focused on "player agency and creativity."

How to play Baldur's Gate 3 multiplayer, and whether or not you should
By Tyler Wilde last updated
dream team How to set up, save, and resume a multiplayer game, and the pros and cons of Baldur's Gate 3 co-op.

Young men are 'playing videogames all day' instead of getting jobs because they can mooch off of free healthcare, claims congressman
By Tyler Wilde published
news To justify Medicaid cuts, House Speaker Mike Johnson says the healthcare program leads to "able-bodied young men" playing videogames instead of working.

'Oh god': There's a buried Steam help page that shows how much money you've ever spent on the platform, and you may not want to know
By Tyler Wilde published
news Our champion Steam spender has dropped a new car's worth of cash into Gabe's yacht fund.

'Just make a very good game': Sloclap never considered making Rematch free-to-play, and dismisses the idea that online games can't succeed with a price tag
By Tyler Wilde published
news The studio's new competitive sports game, Rematch, will cost $30 when it releases this summer.

Developer of 'non-consensual sex' game withdraws it from Steam after it's banned in the UK, Canada, and Australia: 'We don't intend to fight the whole world'
By Tyler Wilde published
news The developer defended the adult game's content, but withdrew it from Steam following political pressure and public censure.
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