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

Meet the Assassin's Creed dev who left Ubisoft to make the weirdest city-builder you need to play
By Austin Wood published
News Dawnfolk creator Darenn Keller finds small success in indie development

Arc Raiders players complain Riven Tides update took a hammer to weapon durability
By Austin Wood published
News I've heard this song before

Indie dev discovers nuclear fusion of Steam marketing, flies up wishlists thanks to anime girl
By Austin Wood published
News Motorslice has cracked the code

Bungie makes Marathon's Cryo Archive less brutal, blocking spawn rush strats and giving free kits
By Austin Wood published
News That's two pain points down for the Lose Everything Ship

Valve's Gabe Newell saw today's consoles coming: "The consoles are using PC graphics hardware now"
By Austin Wood published
News Xbox Project Helix is the latest in a long line of PC-like consoles

Marathon boss says extraction shooters are like The Lord of the Rings and that's why they need PvP
By Austin Wood published
News Legolas would've loved Marathon

Valve says it can sell the Steam Controller before Steam Machine because "this doesn't have RAM"
By Austin Wood published
News I have no memory and I must ship

Valve's new Steam Controller launches May 4 at $99, and it will be a zoo without pre-orders
By Austin Wood published
News Steam Controller pre-orders won't be happening

Arc Raiders gets biggest update in months with Riven Tides: Embark reveals beach map and Arc Turbine
By Austin Wood published
News Take me down to Azzurro beach city where the maps are big and the Arc are flying

Tarkov chief is right: Arc Raiders is an extraction shooter for casual people, that's why I like it
By Austin Wood published
Feature Opinion | It is me, the casual extraction shooter fan

Slay the Spire 2 devs say the Doormaker mentioned in negative Steam reviews is actually weak
By Austin Wood published
News This is news to me

15 essential Metro Exodus tips to know before you play
By Austin Wood last updated
Guide How to survive in Metro Exodus and master combat, stealth, weapon and more

Ubisoft taps Skull & Bones studio to lead Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced development
By Austin Wood published
News Well, it makes sense

Fallout New Vegas devs "got in trouble" after forgetting about some trademarks, says Obsidian vet
By Austin Wood published
News "Holy crap, when they found out."

GTA 6 sickos in a frenzy as Rockstar owner Take-Two finally announces delayed financial call
By Austin Wood published
News Curiously, Take-Two is one week behind schedule

Escape from Tarkov boss says Arc Raiders is "an extraction shooter for casual people"
By Austin Wood published
News Sounds delightful

The most expensive open-world game that isn't GTA 6 will finally reveal its last confirmed region
By Austin Wood published
News We're going to fantasy Russia, Traveler

Valve designer says "you should make a good game" if you want attention on Steam
By Austin Wood published
News Can't argue with that

Slay the Spire 2 plummets to 66% positive lifetime Steam reviews after first major update
By Austin Wood published
News It happened again

The best Metro Exodus guns and attachments
By Austin Wood last updated
guide Every weapon at your disposal and the best attachments to use

Arc Raiders players all sigh with relief as Embark extends new Expedition challenge window
By Austin Wood published
News "In a single, very good round, 8,000 - 10,000 damage was an achievable number"

Pragmata director and former Nier: Automata weapon artist Cho Yonghee gets shoutout from Yoko Taro
By Austin Wood published
News "Cho is amazing," Yoko Taro wrote

Meet the dev who quit Rockstar Games during GTA 6 fever to make a single-player MMO-like
By Austin Wood published
News Don't Lose Aggro is a roguelike inspired by MMO dungeons and raids
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