Latest articles by Tyler Wilde
Playing PowerWash Simulator improves mood, Oxford researchers find, though not as much as sex
news Maybe they can aim for that in the sequel?
Ghost of Tsushima sequel Ghost of Yōtei announced—no word yet on a PC release, but the last one took several years to make the jump
news Ghost of Yōtei will release on PS5 in 2025, and on PC at some point after that, probably.
Palworld comes to PS5 today as Nintendo legal battle looms
news The popular creature-collecting survival game was a massive success on PC earlier this year.
Space Marine 2 board game aims to indoctrinate videogame fans into the Warhammer miniatures lifestyle
news The Space Marine 2 Recruit Edition will be available at Warhammer stores starting this Saturday.
The best VR boxing game, and my favorite VR game in general, is getting a sequel with multiplayer soon
news The Thrill of the Fight 2 will release in early access this November.
They're planning to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to power Microsoft's cloud and AI data centers
news The plant last operated in 2019, and was the site of the most significant commercial nuclear power accident in US history.
Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk for $15M, alleges that SpaceX invaded a plot of land it owns in Texas: 'Go **** yourself, Elon Musk'
news If it wins, the card game company says it'll split the money among the backers who crowdfunded the land purchase in 2017.
League of Legends show Arcane will conclude with a 3-act finale spread across November
news Rather than one batch of episodes, Netflix is divvying up Arcane's finale across a month.
Ara: History Untold looks a lot like Civilization until you realize there's no hexes: 'We're not playing a board game, we're actually trying to simulate some of what we see in real life'
news Why grand strategy game Ara: History Untold swaps grids for irregularly-shaped regions.
EA says giving videogame characters 'life and persistence' outside of games with AI is a 'profound opportunity,' which is the kind of talk that leads to dangerous Holodeck malfunctions
news Apparently we want to bring AI videogame characters with us on calls with our parents, though it's news to me.
The next Battlefield game has been in 'nearly daily' playtesting for 'well over a year,' and a large-scale community test is planned for early 2025
news EA has also broken down what each Battlefield studio is working on.
'Specialists will not be coming back': The next Battlefield will emulate Battlefields 3 and 4, 'the pinnacle' of the series, says EA
news Battlefield boss Vince Zampella also said that the next game will focus on "dense well-designed play spaces" rather than giant 128-player maps.
Sure, not every space game needs them, but just for the record: seamless planetary landings are cool as hell
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
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
news Steam Families left beta this week, replacing the old Family Sharing feature with new functionality and rules.
The new Mobile Gaming Show will be broadcast on September 26
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
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
📆 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'
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?'
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
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
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
bad vibes Concord's low turnout has led to the usual jubilation over the prospect of seeing a big game fail.
