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

Old School RuneScape players riot as YouTuber's account is reset hours after finishing 3-month grind
By Austin Wood published
News OSRS is at the center of a bizarre controversy

Steam Controller reservations announced with scalper protection as Valve admits frustrating launch
By Austin Wood published
News Steam Controller reservations open May 8

Neverness to Everness devs admit using "AI-assisted tools" after deleting slop animation
By Austin Wood published
News "Neverness to Everness is built on human creativity"

Arc Raiders preparing new kernel-level anti-cheat to blast cheaters out of the sky
By Austin Wood published
News Arc Raiders anti-cheat is due for an evolution, like a starter Pokemon after two badges

Old School RuneScape is so old devs have to do "a bunch of work to stop the game exploding soon"
By Austin Wood published
News Perhaps "the developer at the time was in a bit of a hurry"

Steam stats for Slay the Spire 2's engine Godot show "strong signs of exponential growth"
By Austin Wood published
News Godot is on the rise

EA hopes you don't remember all the Battlefield 6 devs it laid off as it reports "record" year
By Austin Wood published
News A record breaker, was it?

CEO of Manor Lords publisher and strategy powerhouse Hooded Horse heads $100 million indie fund
By Austin Wood published
News Of course, it already has another grand strategy game under its belt

PC gamers buy way more games that cost less than $30 at launch compared to console, analysts say
By Austin Wood published
News Schedule 1, Peak, and REPO lead a big year for small games

Another friendslop hit prints money on Steam as Gamble With Your Friends sells 500k copies
By Austin Wood published
News More importantly, it's printing friendship

A new Elden Ring world record was set just 2 weeks ago, and I keep rewatching the same part
By Austin Wood published
News All hail Death's Poker

Valve admits "Steam Controller ran out faster than we anticipated," says more stock is coming
By Austin Wood published
News "We hate that not everyone who wanted one was able to get it"

Activision kills Call of Duty rumor: next game will not be on PS4, ending last-gen support
By Austin Wood published
News Black Ops 7 was on PS4 and Xbox One

Gearbox's Randy Pitchford says Borderlands dev won't use AI for "any work that could ever be seen"
By Austin Wood published
News That guy is not real, and does not work at Gearbox

Gabe Newell's first appearance in months is the most Gabe Newell thing imaginable: a yacht ad
By Austin Wood published
News And is that Counter-Strike 2 I see?

The full story of the Pragmata fan grieving his late daughter, so viral he even reached Capcom
By Austin Wood published
News "Pragmata is definitely a happier dad game than God of War and [The Last of Us]"

Valve's Gabe Newell still plays at least one game of Dota 2 "every day" in his 60s
By Austin Wood published
News Gabe Newell: semi-retired gamer

Neverness to Everness players find their answer to Genshin Impact's Paimon
By Austin Wood published
News This is a no-sidekick zone

Crimson Desert is just more proof that waiting to play games is the best
By Austin Wood last updated
Feature Opinion | You don't have to wait years to be a patient gamer

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 studio insists AI used in "early stages of production" only
By Austin Wood published
News "Our marketing department is shaking with fear right now."

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 devs won't confirm Lord of the Rings game, but do affirm a new RPG
By Austin Wood published
News All right, keep your secrets, Warhorse

Subnautica 2 devs won't touch generative AI despite "AI first" pivot at owner Krafton
By Austin Wood published
News Subnautica 2 was made the same was as the original Subnautica

Subnautica 2 launches May 14 in early access on Steam, Epic, and Xbox
By Austin Wood published
News Here's your Subnautica 2 release date, at long last
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