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

Arc Raiders dev admits durability changes were "too much," buffs a ton of guns to make up for it
By Austin Wood published
News The photoelectric cloak is back on the menu, and the Bettina is once again better

Valve veteran's suggestion for Krafton CEO as Subnautica 2 goes to the moon: maybe try ChatGPT again
By Austin Wood published
News It worked out so well the last time

PlayStation reportedly confirms end of PC support for major single-player games
By Austin Wood published
News The days of God of War and The Last of Us coming to PC are seemingly over

PlayStation Plus price increase announced as gaming keeps getting more expensive
By Austin Wood published
News PS Plus Essential gets a price hike

"What is even happening": Dev reels over 1,000 Steam reviews sitting at 96% positive
By Austin Wood published
News Humanity's one true game returns

Sony is testing a tiny PS5 version of Steam charts, and I can't wait to see the GTA 6 numbers
By Austin Wood published
News New PlayStation game widget reveals most-played games and player counts

Marathon is getting a "PVE-only mode" as Bungie responds to the state of the game
By Austin Wood published
News An even more PvP-focused mode is also under consideration

Arc Raiders will soon let you keep blueprints across Expeditions and buy more stash space
By Austin Wood published
News This new trader is about to be a fan favorite

Arc Raiders won't get a major update until October as Embark announces Frozen Trail
By Austin Wood published
News Improved skill tree, "the origin of Arc," and new weapons also coming

Persona boss says it out loud: turn-based RPGs never left
By Austin Wood published
News Not to name any Expedition 33s I mean names

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth boss says RPGs like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 "may have been inevitable"
By Austin Wood published
News You may have noticed newer Final Fantasy games are action-heavy

Playground Games confirms Forza Horizon 6 leak, threatens "franchise-wide and hardware bans"
By Austin Wood published
News No leaks allowed

Valve's Gabe Newell always understood what Steam does better than every other PC and console store
By Austin Wood published
News "I think you'll see us do more of that in the future"

I beat Slay the Spire 2 Ascension 10 with all classes, and I have one question for Mega Crit
By Austin Wood published
News What did Regent do to deserve this?

Destiny 2 fans pick out a grave as Bungie confirms it's got nothing to say and Sony records loss
By Austin Wood published
News It really is not looking good

Slay the Spire 2 patch hits the nuclear option, deletes Doormaker boss countless players hated
By Austin Wood published
News Here lies Doormaker, eater of cards

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?
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