
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 joined 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

Lords of the Fallen's creative leads were let go just months before the Lords of the Fallen 2 reveal: 'Like Mournstead, no kingdom lasts forever'
By Tyler Wilde published
news Lords of the Fallen 2023's creative director, art director, and executive producer no longer work at the studio making the sequel.

Geoff Keighley provides Hollow Knight: Silksong proof-of-life with brief gameplay video, says it's '100% actually launching this year'
By Tyler Wilde published
news There'll be a Silksong stream on Thursday.

Upcoming shooter Reaper Actual throws up some big red flags, but its creators are MMO and FPS heavyweights who can't easily be dismissed
By Tyler Wilde published
Interview Optional Web3 stuff and AI generated flavor text don't help its appeal, but the PlanetSide 2 connection brings a lot of cred.

Meta's AI rules permitted 'sensual' chats with kids until a journalist got ahold of the document and asked what was up with that
By Tyler Wilde published
news Meta says its guidelines about children were "erroneous," but hasn't commented on the one that allows statements like "Black people are dumber than White people."

Gamescom 2025 preview: The 6 games we're most excited to see
By Tyler Wilde published
👀 The major games you can expect to see at Europe's biggest gaming event, which is just around the corner.

Elon Musk and Sam Altman deploy each other's chatbots as proxies in public slapfight
By Tyler Wilde published
news The feuding AI moguls went at it on X over Musk's claim that Apple is suppressing his Grok app in favor of ChatGPT.

AI chatbot once again transforms from super genius into stupid tool the moment it goes off-script: 'Grok doesn't actually know why it was suspended'
By Tyler Wilde published
news X's AI chatbot was briefly suspended from X on Monday, and then said that its opinions on Israel were to blame.

It's PC Gamer's Gripes Week and you know what Windows 11 is… mostly fine. But it sure ain't perfect
By Dave James published
Gripes week I asked the team to nourish my black heart with their Windows pain and I'm kinda going hungry here.

When we need it most, search sucks
By Tyler Wilde published
Gripes Week I can't believe how hard it is to find an email in 2025.

I thought audio driver troubleshooting hell was a thing of the '90s until I tried using Bluetooth headphones with my laptop
By Tyler Wilde published
Gripes Week Bluetooth headphones, Windows 11, and audio drivers: A match made in hell.

Everything that grinds our gears about PC gaming in 2025
By Tyler Wilde published
Grievances Introducing a week of gripes about our pastime, and using computers in general.

Cat breeding roguelike Mewgenics includes human conditions like autism and dyslexia, but they aren't just debuffs: 'You've been given this hand, make it work'
By Tyler Wilde published
news Mewgenics may strike a nerve by confronting players with the spectre of actual eugenics, but its creators want us to learn to work with our cats' traits.

Edmund McMillen thinks Mewgenics is his best game yet, and after playing it myself, I can see why
By Tyler Wilde published
🐈 Hands-on with the cat breeding roguelike from the Super Meat Boy and Binding of Isaac creator and fellow Flash game luminary Tyler Glaiel.

A Wolfenstein TV series is in development by the Fallout TV series people: 'The story of killing Nazis is evergreen'
By Tyler Wilde published
news Patrick Somerville, creator of Station Eleven and a writer for HBO's The Leftovers, is reportedly on board.

Gabe Newell says the difference between billionaires and the rest of us is 'an awful lot of luck'
By Tyler Wilde published
news "...It would be great to say I'm just this absolutely f***ing wonderful person, and that I earned all of this, and that this expresses my awesomeness, but..."

Satellite internet provider Starlink is down (Update: now 'mostly recovered')
By Tyler Wilde published
news Elon Musk and SpaceX's global internet service provider is experiencing a "network outage."

Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies at 71
By Tyler Wilde published
news The wrestler reportedly died of cardiac arrest at his Florida home on Thursday morning.

Microsoft backs away from $80 games, drops The Outer Worlds 2 price to $70 'in line with current market conditions'
By Tyler Wilde published
news "We at the Earth Directorate have worked with [REDACTED] to revise the price of The Outer Worlds 2," Obsidian joked.

RIP, Prince of Darkness: Ozzy Osbourne has died at age 76
By Tyler Wilde published
news The heavy metal singer had an extraordinary influence on music and popular culture, and appeared in 2009 Double Fine game Brütal Legend.

'I have been fooled': Reddit user endures the roasting of a lifetime after asking how to download a 487MB book they worked on with ChatGPT for over 2 weeks
By Tyler Wilde published
news There was no book.

What the heck is 'AI Appreciation Day'? Turns out it was started by an Elon Musk admirer who camped outside of SpaceX Starbase for a year hoping to talk to the billionaire about AI regulation
By Tyler Wilde published
Origin story Some claim that the day was started to promote a movie, but its creator says he wants to encourage ethical AI development.

Phil Spencer retirement rumor is made up, says Microsoft
By Tyler Wilde published
news The Xbox head is not stepping down "anytime soon."

'Patient gaming' only gets more attractive when $70 games get heavy Steam sale discounts just months after launch
By Tyler Wilde published
Slowing down But some publishers are going in the opposite direction, launching at the old PC standard of $50 (or less) and offering smaller discounts in sales.
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