Austin Wood

Austin Wood

Austin freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree, and he's been with GamesRadar+ since 2019. They've yet to realize that his position as a staff writer is just a cover up for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going with a focus on news and the occasional feature.

Articles by: Austin Wood

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's two-disc release is another blow to hard drives in an already gigabyte-hungry year

By Austin Wood published

news These two discs were simultaneously the coolest and most painful part of the reveal

Hyper Light Breaker

Hyper Light Breaker devs say you can think of their open-world roguelike as Breath of the Wild meets Hades, and I certainly want to

By Austin Wood published

news Explore alone or with friends as you assemble the perfect build in the Overgrowth

Palworld

'Pokemon with guns' survival game Palworld reveals January 2024 early access in apparent delay

By Austin Wood published

news Don't get confused by the 2023 release date currently listed on Steam

Honkai Star Rail tier list

Honkai Star Rail is finally coming to PS5 at the end of this year

By Austin Wood published

news The PS5 release date is set for Q4 2023

Honkai Star Rail

Honkai Star Rail is just getting its first big update and leakers already claim to have found over 20 unannounced characters

By Austin Wood published

news At the RPG's current pace, it would take over a year for these alleged characters to arrive

Twitch

Twitch streamers up in arms as new advertising rules limit sponsors and threaten to kill charity and esports events

By Austin Wood last updated

news New limits on ad placements would also limit sponsorship options for streamers

Honkai Star Rail 1.1 Silver Wolf

Honkai Star Rail 1.1 update time - Here's when the Silver Wolf banner starts

By Austin Wood published

news Honkai Star Rail 1.1 release time explained

Diablo 4 Rogue

Big Diablo 4 streamer wins solo race to a max-level Hardcore, but fans question the whole thing after pre-release access

By Austin Wood published

news Inconsistent extra early access complicates the race to level 100

Diablo 4

Diablo 4 players love the endgame, and also hate it, and want it to be harder, but also easier, and the game's not even truly out

By Austin Wood published

news Would you believe it: early reactions to the endgame grind and level scaling are split

One of Diablo 4's Barbarians stands in front of the camp fire

Diablo 4 gets its first level 100 hardcore character as Path of Exile pro flies past competition

By Austin Wood published

news cArn_ takes the crown with a beefy Barbarian

Astlibra Revision

I am still thinking about the weirdest JRPG of 2022, and it just hit its lowest price ever

By Austin Wood published

news Astlibra Revision is now one of the highest-rated JRPGs on Steam for a reason

Hyper Light Breaker

One of the best-looking new open-world games borrows from one of my 2021 favorites – just what I wanted to hear

By Austin Wood published

news Good news: Hyper Light Breaker leverages some ideas from Solar Ash

Deep Rock Galactic

An industry rarity: famously wholesome dwarves and devs overcome cosmetic backlash to somehow become more wholesome

By Austin Wood published

news Seemingly nothing can sour the Deep Rock Galactic community

Wolfenstein

Wolfenstein and Indiana Jones fans perk up their ears after new job listings at MachineGames

By Austin Wood published

news We haven't heard much about either IP, but we might have some crumbs here

Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection

Persona dev's other amazing dungeon-crawler JRPG series finally comes to PC and Switch

By Austin Wood published

news Atlus' Etrian Odyssey series has made the jump to PC and Switch

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 screenshot

Russian hackers have been attacking the Ukrainian Stalker 2 dev "for almost a year and a half" and now they've leaked a test build

By Austin Wood published

news GSC Game World warns players to avoid spoiling the game for themselves

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PS5 gameplay screenshot

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 map is about twice the size of the original

By Austin Wood published

news The expanded open-world game also includes Brooklyn

stardew valley mods

Stardew Valley fans lose it as creator teases an upgrade they've wanted for years

By Austin Wood published

news Finally, an iridium scythe

Diablo 4 Lilith

Activision CEO insists "we did not have a systemic issue with harassment" despite years of employee allegations

By Austin Wood published

news Bobby Kotick says he wouldn't be CEO anymore "if those things were truthful"

Marathon

Destiny 2 developer Bungie confirms rumored revival of Marathon, its pre-Halo shooter

By Austin Wood published

news Bungie is getting into extraction shooters with a new shooter revival 30 years in the making

Destiny 2 The Final Shape

Destiny 2: The Final Shape is getting its own showcase and it looks like Cayde is back

By Austin Wood published

news Bungie announces its own showcase at the PlayStation Showcase

Metal Gear Solid Master Collection

A new Metal Gear Solid collection is bringing the original trilogy to PS5 this year

By Austin Wood published

news The Metal Gear Solid Master Collection: Volume 1 is out this fall

Helldivers 2

One of 2015's best shooters is getting a sequel on PS5 and PC, and it only took 8 years

By Austin Wood published

news Helldivers 2 brings an old twin-stick shooter into shiny third-person

Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2

This strategy RPG was supposed to be cute but here I am weaponizing the life force of children

By Austin Wood published

news Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 is a deceptively adorable war story

Destiny 2 Season of the Deep

Nobody can play Destiny 2 Season of the Deep because maintenance keeps getting extended

By Austin Wood published

news Update: the patch is seemingly live, but now login queues are getting throttled

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