Austin Wood

Austin Wood

Senior writer

Austin has been a game journalist for 12 years, having freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree. He's been with GamesRadar+ since 2019. They've yet to realize his position is a cover for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going with a lot of news and the occasional feature, all while playing as many roguelikes as possible.

Latest articles by Austin Wood

Assassin's Creed Valhalla characters with arms spread wide
Assassin's Creed Valhalla gets New Game Plus and Stash inventory in "The Most Requested Update"

By Austin Wood Published

News PS5 Pro also gets upgraded visuals

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Steam logo from Valve
"Steam is derelict of its duty," says ex-Square Enix exec as Valve struggles with game approvals

By Anthony McGlynn Published

News "The money has to be spent on so many boats they cannot afford to hire a sixth reviewer"

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Hades 2
The 25 best roguelike games to play right now

By James Bentley, Austin Wood last updated

Best List Try, die, and try again in the best roguelikes to play right now, from Hades 2 to Blue Prince

Best List
Wolverine poses with his claws out in Marvel's Wolverine in his yellow battle suit
Physical copies account for 30% of console games owned in survey of 6,000 "premium gamers"

By Austin Wood Published

News The total market share for physical games was 11%, with free-to-play skewing it a bit

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Peely from Fortnite with Xs for eyes
Epic Games online director says Valve's response to "Steam's AI clone and slop problem" isn't enough

By Austin Wood Published

News Steam just announced changes to its game review process amid an AI flood

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"Microsoft chose to close Arkane" by "sabotaging the game it funded," workers claim

By Austin Wood Published

News "Arkane is profitable. Just not profitable enough for Microsoft" union says

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Marvel's Blade's first trailer
Ubisoft reportedly among studios offering to buy Arkane from Microsoft as it tries to finish Blade

By Austin Wood Published

News I'm trying to imagine a Ubisoft logo on Dishonored 3

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GTA 6
GTA 6 may have done Ocarina of Time remake and WoW: Forever a favor by scaring games out of November

By Austin Wood Published

News Nintendo and Blizzard aren't competing with Rockstar in the same way as some

News
Tales of Destiny protagonist Stahn in white armor
JRPG mystery solved after 29 years as Tales of Destiny fan finds a way to recruit a hidden character

By Austin Wood Published

News Somehow, Tales of games still hold secrets

News
Grand Theft Auto VI screenshot
Rockstar confirms GTA 6 is 212GB, pre-loading opens earlier than previously announced for digital

By Austin Wood Published

News GTA 6 pre-loading opens November 10 for some

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Slay the Spire 2
Slay the Spire 2 devs declare the "perfect card," and of course it's one I thought was bad

By Austin Wood Published

News Perhaps the flaws make it perfect

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News
Team Fortress 2 meet the spy trailer screenshot of medic
Publisher shakes fist at Valve for delaying their game as it reaches just 15 players on Steam

By Austin Wood Published

News Epic Games CEO seems intrigued by this news

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Half-Life 2
Why is PC gaming outpacing consoles? "PC players have a bit more choice," analyst says

By Austin Wood Published

News "Slower growth for console compared to PC and mobile," analyst predicts

News
RuneScape character in Santa hat surrounded by demons
Jagex explains RuneScape Reignited plans, an MMO relaunch so divisive it was canceled in weeks

By Austin Wood Published

News "RuneScape is going to be here for another 25 years"

News
Destiny 2 Guardian Crow
"Don't buy Marathon as a donation," Bungie boss says as players worry Destiny 2's fate hinges on it

By Austin Wood Published

News "Definitely not asking players to support x to get y"

News
Star Wars Battlefront 2 troopers in white armor
Why did EA close BioWare? Report says it put Mass Effect 5 and Star Wars Battlefront 3 on a scale

By Austin Wood Published

News An easy decision for a fiscally cautious EA

News
Needle In A Haystack screenshot of two low-poly characters at a skill crane
Dev who copied a popular game on Steam complains another copycat "stole our code"

By Austin Wood Published

News "Our own error messages were left in word for word"

News
Destiny 2 character Lodi with glowing light blue eyes behind dark frame glasses
Bungie shares hopes for "a new forever Destiny" and "Destiny 'Legacy,'" but we aren't back yet

By Austin Wood Published

News "It means restoring Destiny’s past, present and future," says Destiny 2 boss

News
Phantom Blade Zero warriors
Phantom Blade Zero has the perfect solution to Elden Ring's biggest buzzkill

By Austin Wood Published

Features Opinion | This new action RPG solves one of my biggest problems with Soulslikes

Features
Gabe Newell in a black shirt holding a microphone
Can anyone overthrow Steam? "As long as Valve is independent," analyst says it looks impossible

By Austin Wood Published

News "Steam is difficult to avoid," says analyst

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News
Team Fortress 2's Heavy holding a bullet
Valve says devs can fight AI clones on Steam by not "relying on a single mechanic" easily copied

By Austin Wood Published

News AI users reportedly threatened devs with a ripoff

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Dressmaker character in green and white top
17,000 Steam reviews, 98% positive, and only a month since launch: Dressmaker is a massive hit

By Austin Wood last updated

News Dev of Steam hit says "women are such an underserved market in video games"

News
GTA 6
The day GTA 6 pre-loading starts, unionizing Rockstar developers will vote on the studio's future

By Austin Wood Published

News Rockstar union agreement covers "pay and bonuses, overtime, redundancies, flexible working, and generative AI policies"

News
A screenshot of the GTA 6 Extended Look. Jason looks out a car window while sitting next to Lucia.
GTA 6 is a 210GB download, says PlayStation Store sleuth

By Austin Wood Published

News Another Grand Theft Auto pre-load beckons, prepare your drive

7 Comments
News
Nintendo Switch ad showing Bowser and Bowser Jr, the latter playing on a Switch while the former watches with a surprised expression on his face
Nintendo announces Indie World Showcase for tomorrow

By Austin Wood Published

News Nintendo Indie World event coming Wednesday, October 28

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