
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

Steam's wider store pages are now live, and Valve says it tested them on 'a tiny old iPod' to make sure they'd still work on narrower screens
By Tyler Wilde published
news "Things get pretty small" if you try to browse Steam on an iPod, but your PC monitor can probably handle the new 1,200 pixel page width.

The best PC games to play in 2025
By Tyler Wilde last updated
What to play Colossal RPGs, ingenious puzzle games, surprise indie hits, and all the other great PC games we're playing in 2025.

The PC game releases we're most excited about in November
By Andrea Shearon last updated
📅 If Black Ops isn't your thing, there's a whole slew of early access games on the way.

Rockstar says the employees it fired were leaking information, but it's not going to escape union busting accusations that easily
By Tyler Wilde published
news More than 30 employees at the GTA developer were fired for sharing confidential information in a public forum. The union says they were just talking to labor organizers.

Firefighters don't actually use the 'fireman's carry' anymore, and other things I've learned from the Steam reviews for simulator games
By Tyler Wilde published
TIL Simulated jobs tend to attract people who do the real thing, and they are full of interesting information.

'In a true RPG, you need to think about what is happening': RPGs have been coddling us, says Outer Worlds 2 director, who's glad to see games like Baldur's Gate 3 let players make mistakes
By Tyler Wilde published
news RPGs started coddling us too much, but it looks like they're trending in the other direction, says Brandon Adler.

The tech industry came for Steam and whiffed so hard that it's had to admit that it didn't even really like making games in the first place
By Tyler Wilde published
Opinion Amazon's New World wouldn't have to die if the company actually wanted to be an MMO developer.

The Witcher books reading order: where to start with the short stories and novels
By Rob Dwiar last updated
Wiedźmin Reading order recs for starting your Witcher novels journey.

YouTube updates its policy on violent videogame clips with rules that seem aimed at the incoming flood of GTA 6 videos
By Tyler Wilde published
news The site is also introducing new rules related to gambling, and will age gate 'content that depicts, promotes, or facilitates social casino sites.'

Arc Raiders launch times and release date
By Tyler Wilde published
Launch times Here's when you can start playing the highly anticipated extraction shooter.

Civilization 7 will get 'one of the most requested features' since launch: The option to play as one civ from start to finish
By Tyler Wilde published
news Details are sparse, but community testing for the feature will take place "over the next few months."

It breaks our hearts to cut great games from the Top 100 list, but sacrifices must be made—these are some of the omissions that caused us psychic damage this year
By Tyler Wilde published
Tough calls When you can only pick 100 games, there are a lot of games you can't pick.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer says 'nurturing and protecting creative teams that want to go take risks' is the priority, admits 'we don't always succeed at that'
By Tyler Wilde published
news The Microsoft Gaming CEO spoke about his priorities at a media industry event, but contradictions haunt the company's grand strategy.

The top 100 PC games
By Phil Savage published
Class of 2025 Welcome to the 2025 edition of the PC Gamer Top 100—our annual list of the best PC games you can play.

Arc Raiders designer says Marathon's reception 'was a great A/B test': 'They made decisions that we didn't, and vice versa … we could compare and contrast how some of those things shook out'
By Justin Wagner published
News Both extraction shooters are hotly anticipated and gathering crucial feedback before launch.

It got a lot of love, but Arc Raiders 'was absolutely not ready' to release after its popular April playtest, says design director: 'There were some bad bugs'
By Tyler Wilde published
news The time is almost here, though, as the highly-anticipated extraction shooter nears its October release date.

The best FPS games on PC
By Morgan Park last updated
Updated Our favorite FPS experiences of PC gaming's past and present.

RPG developer Owlcat launches free game dev learning resource: 'A rising tide truly lifts all ships'
By Tyler Wilde published
news Owlcat worked with Midwest Games, Fireshine Games, Gaijin Entertainment, and 11 Bit Studios to start the GameDev Learning Drop.

'The industry isn't dying, it's splitting into two different models': What experts are saying about the EA buyout
By Tyler Wilde published
news What will EA's new owners do with it? Lean on its big live service games to pay off that $20 billion in debt, for one thing.

CoD: Black Ops 7's wallhack killstreak is receiving a frenzy of criticism, but isn't the point of killstreaks that they're unfair?
By Tyler Wilde published
news The sniper rifle has a thermal scope and can shoot through cover, but you can also call in a napalm strike, so I'm not sure it's a big deal.

The best deals in the 2025 Steam Autumn Sale
By Tyler Wilde published
Deals New games on sale, hidden gems, and cheap classics.

PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct live coverage – all the reveals and trailers
By Tyler Wilde last updated
Recap Our archived feed from the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct, with exclusive reveals and interviews from Tokyo Game Show.

Borderlands 4 guide: Tips to plunder Kairos for all its loot
By Tyler Wilde last updated
See ya Pandora Everything you need to know to make the most of your vault hunting trip to Kairos.
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