Ben Tyrer
Ben Tyrer is a freelance games journalist with over ten years experience of writing about games. After graduating from Bournemouth University with a degree in multimedia journalism he's worked for Official PlayStation Magazine as a staff writer and games editor, as well as GamesRadar+ (hey, that's this website!) as a news editor. He's also contributed to Official Xbox Magazine, Edge, PC Gamer, GamesMaster, PC Games N, and more. His game of the year - no matter the year - is Rocket League.
Latest articles by Ben Tyrer

Save $280 on this Dell gaming PC that has a GTX 1650 graphics card and 10th-gen Intel CPU
By Ben Tyrer published
Deals Get a brilliant budget PC for just $599.99 with this early Black Friday PC deal

EA Motive says it isn't working on a new Star Wars game after job listing discovered
By Heather Wald, Ben Tyrer published
News EA Motive took to Twitter to issue a statement on "speculation"

Have you tried… Slicing through a grotty cyberpunk world in Ghostrunner
By Ben Tyrer published
Features One More Level's cult hit has pockets of transcendence among the many, many deaths

Peter Moore on how Xbox solved the Red Ring of Death
By Ben Tyrer published
News Ex-Xbox head on $1 billion gamble to save the Xbox 360

Phil Harrison on the PS3 launch struggles: "I don't think Sony was concerned enough about Microsoft"
By Ben Tyrer published
News Former Sony Worldwide Studios on the fall and rise of PS3

Seamus Blackley on tricking Bill Gates and the "Jedi mind tricks" that were needed to make the original Xbox
By Ben Tyrer published
News The latest Edge Game Changers focuses on the birth of the Xbox

Crash Bandicoot 4 has changed how my partner and I play games
By Ben Tyrer published
Features Crash's legacy has been the perfect getaway for evenings of pass the pad fun

Peter Moore on why the plug was pulled on the Dreamcast
By Ben Tyrer published
News Ex-President of Sega Of America talks to Edge on why the Dreamcast died

PS5 controller unboxing reveals tiny easter egg on the pad
By Ben Tyrer published
news Youtuber Austin Evans showcases some of the details you might miss

Phil Harrison on how the PS1 price was decided
By Ben Tyrer published
News New series on GamesRadar explores the biggest moments from console launches of the past

Totally Game Season 2 begins October 28
By Ben Tyrer published
News Here's what to expect from the latest set of episodes about the incredible thing gamers do

PS5 UI revealed in surprise State of Play
By Ben Tyrer published
News Control centre and more details explained

PS5 cooling fan is the reason the console is so dang big
By Ben Tyrer published
News Enginner reveals what part the fan played in the PS5's size

PS4 8.00 update launches today but players are already reporting problems
By Ben Tyrer published
News Friends lists not appearing and unique error codes are being reported

Watch Doom Eternal running on a fridge
By Ben Tyrer published
News The fires of hell meet the chill of a smart fridge

The Medium release date confirmed for December
By Ben Tyrer published
News Xbox Series X|S exclusive will launch before the end of the year

Star Wars: Squadrons review: "Turns idle daydreams into tangible experiences"
By Ben Tyrer published
Review

PS5 might not arrive till 2021 for some GameStop Ireland customers
By Ben Tyrer published
News Retailer's admission follows reports of some customers not getting day one stock

7 Doom Eternal tips to help you go to hell and back and survive
By Leon Hurley, Austin Wood, Ben Tyrer published
Guide If you're looking for some Doom Eternal tips to make life easy, we got you covered Marine

No, Sony doesn't need to buy a publisher to compete with Microsoft
By Ben Tyrer published
Features Microsoft's acquisition is a reaction to Sony's stellar generation

Fuser might be hiding the best social media platform of all time
By Ben Tyrer published
Preview The DJ dream simulator lets you share your mixes to the world

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 review: "Plenty more to offer than just trips back to the past"
By Ben Tyrer published
Review

Fortnite Black Panther statue appearance was pre-planned according to Epic
By Ben Tyrer published
News New statue has appeared after the passing of Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman
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