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

Nirvana and Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl says Kurt Cobain would've loved this new anime about gay girls
By Austin Wood Published
News Nirvana's song Breed is the opening tune for a beloved yuri series' anime

Arkane founder asks Xbox CEO "how much" Microsoft wants for the studio: "I'm asking for a friend"
By Austin Wood Published
News Raphael Colantonio is now head of WolfEye Studios

Xbox acquisitions have been a mess: "In a typical year, we lost 64 cents for every dollar" invested
By Austin Wood Published
News "We have also learned that we are not the best home for every type of studio"

Microsoft is cutting 3,200 Xbox employees, and half of them will be eliminated today
By Austin Wood Published
News "Today’s decisions do not reflect their talent or dedication," new Xbox CEO says of staff

Does anyone actually want new consoles?
By Austin Wood Published
Opinion Opinion | We are paying more for less and physical games are underwater

Destiny 2 community manager calls out "poor decisions" of leaders for industry woes
By Austin Wood Published
News And no, it was not a personal attack

Rockstar devs allege crunch is so common at the GTA 6 studio that it's "built into" contracts
By Austin Wood Published
News Rockstar has also been accused of unequal pay

Sony says AI is "exciting" and "foundational technology supporting our strategy"
By Austin Wood Published
News "We are increasingly seeing its impact on more immersive in-game experiences"

Valve made it roughly 15 times harder for indie games to reach a coveted Steam ranking
By Austin Wood Published
News If you aren't checking your Steam calendar, you should be

Instead of putting its games on PC, Sony seemingly wants to escape its reputation with peripherals
By Austin Wood Published
News Can I interest you in PC peripherals?

Epic Games CEO says "Steam charges such high fees" that companies like Genshin Impact maker skip it
By Austin Wood Published
News More of the company's games may come to Steam, too

Subnautica 2 devs win: Krafton will pay the whole team "significantly more" bonuses than planned
By Austin Wood Published
News Krafton and Unknown Worlds' lawsuit orbited a $250 million earnout

Iron Lung and Dusk creator says using generative AI is a great way to say "'I don't give a f***'"
By Austin Wood Published
News "Right now I see it as a complicated machine for generating subpar stock photos, buggy code"

Attack on Titan studio reveals new anime led by Spy x Family and The Promised Neverland vets
By Austin Wood Published
News LONA sounds like the near-future sci-fi I crave

Xbox could cancel Marvel's Blade and close Arkane in July bloodbath, report says studio may be sold
By Austin Wood Published
News Blade is reportedly over budget and delayed

"When Arc Raiders was at its peak," Embark was burning 30 terabytes of data per day tracking players
By Austin Wood Published
News Arc Raiders is decidedly past its peak, but still generating tons of information

The "final game" from Half-Life 2 and Dishonored's late art director has been revealed
By Austin Wood Published
News Viktor Antonov's "final vision" will be completed

Generative AI is a "plague," says Dragon Age vet David Gaider: "It's not ready for prime time"
By Austin Wood Published
News "Honestly, what does it help with?"

Company admits Steam Machine Companion Cube case made without Valve's permission was pretty stupid
By Austin Wood Published
News Over 1,000 hours of engineering went into the Steam Machine Companion Cube case

Fans respond to GTA 6 price reveal by pre-ordering the $100 Ultimate Edition for free with MS points
By Austin Wood Published
News All you have to do is buy other stuff or suffer the wrath of Bing

As Epic Games CEO blasts Valve over Steam AI disclosures, dev makes them even more noticeable
By Austin Wood Published
News Browser plugin makes spotting AI games on Steam much easier

What it's like beating Elden Ring twice a week for 4 years: "The greatest game that's been made"
By Austin Wood Published
News Playing FromSoftware's best RPG for a living takes you to some weird places

Persona 6 appears on Steam, Atlus and Sega accidentally say something interesting for once
By Austin Wood Published
News More classic Persona mechanics look to be back
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