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

Path of Exile 2 players are finally getting into the game: 'What we are doing right now is letting in players in batches so that we can make sure to monitor the backend and not overload it'
By Andy Chalk, Tyler Wilde last updated
news If you can't get into the game right now, take comfort: You're not alone.

The Concord episode of Secret Level is like a message from a ghost whose unfinished business is creating a global multimedia franchise
By Tyler Wilde published
news The defunct multiplayer shooter speaks from the afterlife in Amazon's upcoming videogame-themed anthology series.

Secret Level review: our take on every episode of Amazon's videogame anthology show
By Tyler Wilde published
Prime Time 15 games, from Mega Man to Armored Core to the now-defunct Concord, are adapted in a new series from the creator of Love, Death, and Robots.

The best Xbox controller deal right now isn't at Amazon or Best Buy
By Tyler Wilde published
Deal Lenovo's got white Xbox controllers for $34.99, which is $5 less than others.

The PC game releases we're most excited about in December
By Tyler Wilde published
📆 Who needs holiday celebrations? We plan to install Path of Exile 2 and lose track of time until mid-January.

The best Black Friday deals still live now, including some good prices on complete gaming PCs
By Tyler Wilde last updated
Deal Some of our favorite Black Friday deals on gaming PCs and other gear so far.

The best-selling graphics card deals on Amazon right now, and which we recommend
By Tyler Wilde published
Deal Here's which GPUs people are buying on Black Friday, and why you might consider not buying the most popular one.

This year's World of Tanks holiday event stars Jason Statham, who tells us that he could beat Santa in a fight: 'Not that I'd enjoy it, mind you'
By Tyler Wilde published
news The action star answers our questions about his World of Tanks persona and the combat capabilities of the North Pole.

If Crank 3 ever happens, Jason Statham says he's 'pumped and a bit wary' about what the directors might throw at him
By Tyler Wilde published
news The star of this year's World of Tanks holiday event had a couple comments for us about his most videogame-like movies.

Free-to-play 'MOBA battle royale' game Supervive, one of the most popular recent Steam demos, is out now in early access
By Tyler Wilde published
news The genre mashup is attracting players at a good clip.

Half-Life 2 review
By Jim Rossignol published
Gravity Fun PC Gamer's original 2004 review of Half-Life 2.

From extensive lore-friendly research to diabolical wordplay: All the different ways we name our beloved videogame characters
By Mollie Taylor published
Aliases Making a name for ourselves.

Half-Life 2: Episode 3 would've included an ice gun with 'kind of like a Silver Surfer mode,' and Valve just released footage
By Tyler Wilde published
news Also: "hoppy blobs." Here's our best glimpse at the cancelled Episode 3 yet.

'My personal failure was being stumped': Gabe Newell says finishing Half-Life 2: Episode 3 just to conclude the story would've been 'copping out of [Valve's] obligation to gamers'
By Tyler Wilde published
news Half-Life 2: Episode 3 never happened because Newell "couldn't figure out why doing Episode 3 was pushing anything forward."

Arcane showrunner praises the 'unsung heroes' of animation: 'No one will see their work, but they're masters'
By Tyler Wilde published
news A round of applause for the storyboard artists.

A Fortnite player wondered why there was 'mold' in their game: turns out it's a texture Tim Sweeney added to Unreal Engine in 1995
By Tyler Wilde published
news "It's still there and shows up when a programmer forgets to specify a texture."

Every Civilization 7 leader
By Len Hafer last updated
In Charge Who will lead your nation in Sid Meier's Civilization 7?

Mists of Pandaria Classic is coming summer 2025
By Tyler Wilde published
news Blizzard announced the natural next step for WoW Classic during the Warcraft 30th anniversary stream.

The best Starfield mods
By Tyler Wilde last updated
Mods in Space Get a better UI, buy legendary ships, use dozens of blasters from Stars Wars, and more with Starfield mods.

Sony says it should've gotten more feedback before launching Concord, but it isn't done with live service games despite 'a certain amount of risk'
By Tyler Wilde published
news The PlayStation maker says singleplayer games are its strength, but it's not calling it quits on multiplayer after Concord bombed.

Following Arcane's season 2 premiere, Riot drops our first look at Jinx's moves in fighting game 2XKO
By Tyler Wilde published
news Jinx wields guns, bombs, and rockets in the upcoming LoL fighting game.

The PC game releases we're most excited about in November
By Tyler Wilde published
📆 Our most anticipated game is finally dropping, and there are tons of other exciting PC games and events to watch for this month.

Wanna feel old? Warcraft is 30 years old, Half-Life 2 is 20 years old, and Dragon Age: Inquisition is 10 years old as of this month
By Tyler Wilde published
news November is a huge month for videogame anniversaries.
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