Austin Wood

Austin Wood

Senior writer

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

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Arc Raiders makes it official: "Only the PvP fights players choose to initiate" impact aggression

By Austin Wood Published

News Players loved the last change like this, Embark says

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DragonSword: Awakening female warriors
The new open-world RPG climbing Steam is the biggest surprise since Crimson Desert

By Austin Wood Published

News It's even got its own AI controversy

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Sony's latest PR masterstroke is promoting vinyl records as it kills PlayStation discs

By Austin Wood Published

News Fans are, you will be surprised to hear, not happy

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Halo Master Chief against bright light
Xbox is down, just days after PlayStation outage, and it affects both digital and "disc-based" games

By Austin Wood Published

News Xbox sign-in, store, library, apps, and game launch are all affected

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In the history of games, I don't think anyone pulled off the feat of the coolest new game on Steam

By Austin Wood Published

News The art of Scarlet Deer Inn is hard to believe

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A mime from Clair Obscur wearing sunglasses
Games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Peak will help the industry escape its "fear," say experts

By Austin Wood Published

News "Courage is a consistent factor of most hit titles," says Rami Ismail

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The PlayStation Store and Network are chugging – a good sign for Sony's all-digital, no-disc future

By Austin Wood Published

News The PlayStation Store is chugging for many users

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Valve Steam Machine photo with close up of light on front switched to red.
Amazon games boss hopes Steam Machine and console prices will drive more people to cloud gaming

By Austin Wood Published

News "The sheer cost of buying dedicated hardware" could make the cloud more competitive

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AC Black Flag Resynced Edward removing his hood
Ubisoft CEO says ditching physical "helped" PC, PlayStation ending discs won't "disturb" industry

By Austin Wood Published

News A digital-only future could bring console prices down, Ubisoft CEO expects

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Xbox adds advertisements to games in "ad-supported" streaming trial

By Austin Wood Published

News "Ads will play before sessions begin," Microsoft says

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13-year-old video of a Pokemon fan game cited in Nintendo patent rejection is being celebrated

By Austin Wood Published

News Pokemon: Generations returns

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Key art for Call of Duty Black Ops 2 showing a character sitting in darkness with a handgun, from Edge 353
Activision admits Call of Duty matchmaking used to be better, gives Black Ops 7 a "classic" update

By Austin Wood Published

News "There are many elements of those experiences that players appreciate"

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Valve just made two big changes to Steam: Wishlists are smarter, and it's now easier to gift games

By Austin Wood Published

News Steam gifts and Steam wishlists get a fresh coat

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Fallout 76 cartoon mascot in armored suit
Amid Fallout reveals, laid-off devs were told they'd get "smallest severance" possible, union says

By Austin Wood Published

News OneBGS union claims Xbox backtracked on layoff timeline

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Blizzard intervenes in World of Warcraft cheating scandal: employee accused of helping a streamer

By Austin Wood Published

News One player evidently involved in the dungeon admitted to requesting GM help

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Xbox loses new exec that CEO Asha Sharma appointed just 2 months ago

By Austin Wood Published

News For AI company Cognition

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"Steam’s required AI disclosure is the right move": Devs say gen AI should be called out in games

By Austin Wood Published

News "I wish all platforms would do the same"

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Hundreds of Old School RuneScape players have become monks and started a holy war

By Austin Wood Published

News Your skull concerns us

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Arc Raiders makes matchmaking even friendlier as players continue to leave

By Austin Wood Published

News Expect more "squads that match your playstyle"

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Indie game studios are supposed to love generative AI, so why do the 25 devs I spoke to avoid it?

By Austin Wood Published

Features "So it may be slightly faster, and a lot worse, but it's also more expensive? Neat"

Features
Fallout mascot character sighs with exhaustion
Everything Bethesda just announced about the future of Fallout and The Elder Scrolls

By Austin Wood Published

News Starfield is also still kicking

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Hollow Knight: Silksong
The 25 best Metroidvania games you can play in 2026

By Austin Wood, Malindy Hetfeld Last updated

Best List From combat to platforming, here are the best Metroidvanias to play in 2026

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Best List
Fallout 4
Fallout 5 is "currently in preproduction": Bethesda breaks silence on long-awaited RPG

By Austin Wood Published

News Fallout 5 uses Creation Engine 3, the same engine as The Elder Scrolls 6

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My favorite new anime is a rare, not-isekai fantasy about a dragon raised by cats

By Austin Wood Published

News The Cat and the Dragon is more than it seems

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Genshin Impact character Yae Miko holding chopsticks
Genshin Impact confirms next wave of free 5-stars: To Temper Thyself and Journey Far returns

By Austin Wood Published

News Update 7.0 will continue the free 5-star event

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