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
Sure, not every space game needs them, but just for the record: seamless planetary landings are cool as hell
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Lift off The ability to manually fly from space to a planet's surface and back again rules.
Valve politely asks that you only use Steam's family sharing for 'close family members' in a 'household,' but let's be real: everyone shares their games with Discord friends
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news The new Steam Families system left beta this week, but Valve's "intended" use for it probably isn't how many people actually use it.
If you get kicked out of your Steam Family, the slot is locked for a year, so you'd better get along—here's how Steam's new family sharing system works
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news Steam Families left beta this week, replacing the old Family Sharing feature with new functionality and rules.
The company behind a 'mental health action shooter' envisions a health insurance-funded 'golden age' for gaming, and it just got FDA clearance to treat stress
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news "If you're a game dev and you're just tired of building economies, this is going to be a real alternative," says Deepwell DTx co-founder Ryan Douglas.
The new Mobile Gaming Show will be broadcast on September 26
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news The livestreamed showcase will "spotlight the most exciting games coming to mobile in 2024 and beyond."
Oof, I forgot that Concord has an episode in upcoming TV series Secret Level
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news The Sony hero shooter was shut down today, but it's set to appear again in an Amazon TV show.
The PC game releases we're most excited about in September
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📆 The Space Marines finally arrive, console exclusives go un-exclusive, Starfield gets a big story expansion, and more.
Gearbox says Borderlands 4's humor will be grounded in its world: 'We want to make sure that it's situational, that it emerges naturally'
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news Borderlands 4's creative leads showed off concept art and discussed their design philosophy in a livestreamed panel.
Sid Meier was apparently baffled by the decision to launch Civilization 5 without Genghis Khan: 'Sid said, What?'
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news Civilization 7 will include leaders who are considered "critical" to fans, but we don't have a full list yet.
Discord now displays a log of your recent playtime, so your friends can peer into the unholy depths of your gaming habits
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news An update to Discord's activity tracking feature shows what you've been up to for the past 30 days.
Spectre Divide, the most promising tactical FPS since Valorant, is out next week
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news A twist on the Counter-Strike formula, Spectre Divide gives each player two characters to control.
The eagerness to grave dance on unpopular games has become a bad habit
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bad vibes Concord's low turnout has led to the usual jubilation over the prospect of seeing a big game fail.
Peter Molyneux says he's 'coming home' to PC, but should we welcome him back after everything that's happened?
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Fallen God A brief-ish account of Molyneux's controversial career, the forgotten god of Godus, and why I'm not writing off Masters of Albion on sight.
How to watch the Future Games Show's Gamescom showcase today
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news The Future Games Show livestream will feature over 50 games and another look at Civilization 7 on Wednesday.
Civilization 7's new features: a revamped three-age structure, towns, navigable rivers, and more
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Intel dump Everything we know right now about the changes in Civilization 7.
'If you fire it up, there's a build of Civilization 1 on there': The PC that Sid Meier used to make the first Civilization has a whopping 16MB of memory and still works
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news The Firaxis IT team got the classic Compaq Deskpro 386 running with the help of "some creative salvage."
Civilization 7 hands-on: Huge changes are coming to the classic strategy series
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Through the Ages Firaxis is changing Civilization's structure with the goal of getting more of us to the victory screen.
He's baaack: Peter Molyneux announces new god game Masters of Albion, and honestly it looks really good
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news "What the hell was I doing? I thought to myself: I need to come home to PC and console," said Molyneux in a surprise Gamescom announcement.
Civilization 7 releases this February, first gameplay trailer shows off new art style, navigable rivers
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news Firaxis gave us our first real look at Civ 7 at Opening Night Live.
Many of Epic's exclusivity deals were 'not good investments,' says Tim Sweeney, but the free games program 'has been just magical'
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news The most cost-effective way to get new users on the Epic Games Store has been the free games, not the exclusives.
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney accuses Apple of 'malicious compliance' as Fortnite finally returns to iOS, but only in Europe and with a convoluted install process
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news The new mobile Epic Games Store is finally launching on iOS in the EU and on Android worldwide.
The best Baldur's Gate 3 mods
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MODS Buff yourself up for a lone wolf run, or if that's not your style, maybe buff up your party with eight characters? Mods make many things possible.
Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra is now CEO of one of those technically-not-gambling daily fantasy sports apps
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news Ybarra stepped down from Blizzard during this year's massive Microsoft layoffs.
The PC game releases we're most excited about in August
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📆 Steam's most wishlisted game and Ubisoft's open world Star Wars adventure drop this month.
We'll see what makes Civilization 7 different on August 20 when Firaxis shows off the first gameplay of its 'revolutionary new chapter' in the grand strategy series
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news The Civ 7 gameplay trailer will premiere at Gamescom's Opening Night Live, and will be followed by longer livestream.
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