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

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

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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

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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 player in surgeon outfit with syringe
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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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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How to enter GTA 5 cheats
Amid FBI investigation into Steam malware, Florida man arrested and charged with stealing crypto

By Austin Wood Published

News Malware distributed on Steam allegedly used to access crypto wallets

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GTA 6 Ultimate Edition screenshot, showing Lucia getting her nails done in a salon while wearing sunglasses, a striped top, hoop earrings, and a ponytail
GTA 6 on track for "strongest pre-order campaign ever" and up to $5 billion launch, analysts say

By Austin Wood Published

News Still, reports of GTA 6 pre-orders earning Rockstar billions already are "absurd"

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AC Black Flag Resynced Edward removing his hood
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced didn't have room for all the original game's combat tricks

By Austin Wood Published

News My kingdom for an updated hidden blade

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You and I Are Polar Opposite character with pink hair making a menacing face in the crack of a door
Crunchyroll Store change is worse than it sounded: a $10 subscription lets you "browse" but not buy

By Austin Wood Published

News Member benefits like discounts will also be removed

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Embark slaps Arc Raiders dupers with bans and drains their vaults

By Austin Wood Published

News Arc Raiders dupe exploits continue to shake the economy

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Sony's attack on physical goods spreads to Crunchyroll with sub requirement for store "experience"

By Austin Wood Published

News The new Crunchyroll store curation will be exclusive to Mega and Ultimate subs

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Xbox is officially so low that it's got ex PlayStation head Shawn Layden rooting for Microsoft

By Austin Wood Published

News "Innovation" and "differentiation" between platforms benefit games as a whole

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Dev defends short games after criticizing Steam for making it easy to refund them

By Austin Wood Published

News Sub-two-hour games may face a bit of added risk

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Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
After laying off thousands, Ubisoft says losing "key talents and skills" is a big danger

By Austin Wood Published

News Wouldn't want that, would we?

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Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen
Dragon's Dogma 2 fans had given up, but Capcom says Dark Arisen began six months after launch

By Austin Wood Published

News "Sorry to keep everyone waiting"

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Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen
Capcom returns to divisive RPG Dragon's Dogma 2 in Dark Arisen, lead dev says the friction is key

By Austin Wood Published

News "We were aware of the passionate feedback from players"

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Steam refunds are "not for people to play games for free," says dev who criticized Valve's system

By Austin Wood Published

News "Many people think that I'm a complete a**hole now"

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