Austin Wood

Austin Wood

Austin freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree, and he's been with GamesRadar+ since 2019. They've yet to realize that his position as a staff writer is just a cover up for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going with a focus on news and the occasional feature.

Articles by: Austin Wood

Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3 gets high praise from Dragon Age writer and Baldur's Gate 2 dev: "A worthy successor" and "monumental achievement"

By Austin Wood published

news RPG legend David Gaider gives his verdict after finally beating Baldur's Gate 3

Armored Core 6 mechs

Because FromSoftware can't help itself, this sword is better than any gun in Armored Core 6

By Austin Wood published

feature Bury me with this specific laser blade

Armored Core 6 custom Elden Ring decal

Armored Core 6 players use its absurd decal maker to brand their mechs with Elden Ring, The Witcher, Batman, and also anime porn

By Austin Wood published

news You can even put little butt cheeks on your mech if you're so inclined

Baldur's Gate 3

Why did Baldur's Gate 3 blow up? Larian lead writer says it's thanks to "a big gamble" with CRPG standards

By Austin Wood published

news "We believe RPGs are big ... So we always believed the audience was there," says Adam Smith

Armored Core 6 CEL 240 boss

How to beat the Armored Core 6 IB-01: CEL 240 boss in Chapter 4

By Austin Wood published

guide Tips, tricks, loadout advice and more for the toughest boss in Armored Core 6, the Ibis Series CEL 240 in "Reach the Coral Convergence"

Armored Core 6 mechs

For Souls and Sekiro fiends like me, here's how to give your Armored Core 6 mech the best dodge possible

By Austin Wood published

feature Armored Core 6 is not a Souls game, but you can kind of get your mech to dodge like it is

Armored Core 6 screenshot of two mechs in red environment

"Is this real?": Armored Core 6 is the top-selling game on Steam and a breakout moment for a 26-year-old cult hit

By Austin Wood published

news Longtime Armored Core fans can hardly believe how far the series has come

Indiana Jones 5

Todd Howard says Wolfenstein dev's Indiana Jones game is going great: "They've got the whole Nazi killing thing down"

By Austin Wood published

news Hard to argue with that

Starfield gameplay trailer vista

Starfield has New Game+ but with "a unique and exciting twist"

By Austin Wood published

news How your character's skills and equipment may carry over remains to be seen

33 Immortals player squad

One of the most ambitious roguelikes of 2024 is tackling an MMO-grade challenge: 33-player raiding

By Austin Wood published

news 33 Immortals lives up to its name and promises a new approach to raids

Starfield trailer Saturn vista

After years light on exclusives, Xbox exec says Starfield will start a "baton pass" for big releases like Avowed and Hellblade 2

By Austin Wood published

news "I don't know that we need to put the pressure of changing a narrative on Starfield"

Star Wars: Eclipse screenshots

Star Wars Eclipse developer says "it's a different game than anything we've done before"

By Austin Wood published

news But Quantic Dream says working with a massive IP hasn't changed its style

Diablo 4 Season of Blood

Diablo 4 lead explains how new seasons will differ from Diablo 3 and Diablo 2 Resurrected

By Austin Wood published

news Expect more significant story content around Diablo 4 seasons

Armored Core 6 custom mech black pink

Armored Core 6 review: "Left me wanting more even after beating it twice"

By Austin Wood published

Review

Honkai Star Rail's Lynx

How to join the Honkai Star Rail PS5 technical test

By Iain Wilson last updated

Guide Sign ups for the Honkai Star Rail PlayStation 5 technical test are open now

Zenless Zone Zero Gamescom trailer

Genshin Impact dev's urban action RPG Zenless Zone Zero finally resurfaces with a new trailer

By Austin Wood published

news We haven't seen much activity from the game in 11 months

Assassin's Creed Mirage's Basim

Assassin's Creed Mirage drops a new trailer showing off its Arabic dub

By Austin Wood published

news Take a stabby tour of Baghdad with Basim's Arabic VA

Todd Howard at Gamescom

Todd Howard explains Starfield's opening mission

By Austin Wood published

news Here's what you do before you even make your custom character

Destiny 2 2023 reveal

Everything announced at Bungie's big Destiny 2: The Final Shape show

By Austin Wood last updated

news Bungie is ditching the seasonal model its MMO's been struggling with for a while now

Destiny 2 Gambit's Drifter

Bungie's next secret game is finally out in the open: it's team-based, sci-fi, and whatever "frog-type" means

By Austin Wood published

news On top of Destiny 2 and Marathon, Bungie's hiring for a game that sounds, uh, very different

Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War multiplayer reveal

Call of Duty loses one of its best-known and most veteran designers, Mr. Black Ops himself

By Austin Wood published

news David Vonderhaar is leaving Activision and Treyarch after 18 years and 8 games

SMITE hero Charon

"You're full of 💩": Smite studio walks back contract that would let it use AI to replicate dead voice actors

By Jordan Gerblick last updated

news Hi-Rez Studios takes heat for a clause in its contract that says it can make AI clones of your voice if you die

Elden Ring

Elden Ring madman farms 10 million Runes at level 8, lets the community decide how to spend them, then tragically loses it all

By Austin Wood published

news They were forced to use a bow and weren't even allowed to level up

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

Modern Warfare 3 will undo Modern Warfare 2's most controversial changes – here's everything from the Shadow Siege reveal

By Austin Wood published

news Perks are getting an overhaul, and the TTK is getting longer

HoloCure Steam launch update

The hottest roguelike on Steam is like a free anime Vampire Survivors, and it's got 2,400 glowing reviews after just 10 hours

By Austin Wood published

news HoloCure has come to Steam and it's already an enormous success

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