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

Nioh 3 hides game-changing settings deep in the options menu, and I'm begging you to try auto-loot and extra items
By Austin Wood published
News Nioh 3 type B controls are also worth a look

Reported Arc Raiders budget of $75 million is "not too far off," says Embark head: "We can live for a long time"
By Austin Wood published
News Arc Raiders didn't cost "hundreds and hundreds of millions"

Todd Howard knows there's "anxiety" about Fallout 5, says "we do like to wait" but "we never stopped developing Fallout"
By Austin Wood published
News The good news is it's just around the corner, the bad news is that corner is on the moon

Bungie reluctantly responds as Destiny 2 raiders force each other to solo the Witness final boss "or drink pee"
By Austin Wood published
News Stop the world, I want to get off

The anime action RPG I played for 130 hours is suddenly back – Granblue Fantasy: Relink gets huge DLC and Switch 2 port
By Austin Wood published
News Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok is out July 9

Boss fights in Lies of P were so good they inspired Nioh 3's director to improve the bosses in his own Soulslike
By Austin Wood published
News Nioh 3 noticeably improves on bosses, that's for sure

Holding the throne of "biggest survival game on Steam," Rust unveils massive naval update with player-made boats
By Austin Wood published
News The Rust naval update is taking us out to sea

Arc Raiders lowers Expedition requirement to 3 million coins, lets players "catch up" on missed skill points
By Austin Wood published
News Embark finally reveals what you need for the second Arc Raiders expedition

Horizon Hunters Gathering playtests start in February, and you can already sign up for PS5 and PC access
By Austin Wood published
News We'll get to try Sony and Guerrilla's new co-op action game before the end of February

Marvel Rivals owner Netease says heck no we didn't shut down our AI department or warn devs off it
By Austin Wood published
News Netease has scheduled GDC talks on integrating AI in games

Peak's "8 bucks is still 5 bucks" view is an honest look at "vibes pricing" across the industry, analyst says
By Austin Wood published
News "Is this a $60 game?"

Original Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner reacts to Ubisoft's "brutal" cancellation of Sands of Time remake
By Austin Wood published
News "A cancellation so close to release can be particularly devastating for younger team members"

The Pokemon Company teases "special" 30-year celebration by putting Jigglypuff in a recording studio for Super Bowl LX
By Austin Wood published
News Jigglypuff is cooking something up, and it ain't a clutch Rest

GTA 6 release date seems locked in at last as Rockstar owner promises "launch marketing" starts this summer
By Austin Wood published
News Well, they sound eager

PC gamers and Steam customers are "a really bright spot" as the games industry struggles with prices, analyst says
By Austin Wood published
News PC gaming "has a lot of positives" that are extra positive right now

I was going to play the Nioh 3 demo for 30 minutes – I played 5 hours, and this Soulslike is blowing me away at 120 FPS
By Austin Wood published
Feature Nioh 3 feels fantastic

Even Epic says Epic Games Store free games boost Steam versions, with concurrent Steam players rising 40% on average
By Austin Wood published
News "I don't have any goals of hoarding all the positive outcomes"

Epic Games Store boss says beating Steam isn't the plan – just "enough market share on PC that you have to be here"
By Austin Wood published
News "Our competition in the space has pushed PC gaming to pretty impressive growth"

Epic says only 16 to 18% of people claiming free games on the Epic Games Store buy games there afterwards
By Austin Wood published
News "Our budget kind of hovers around the $20 million mark"

I need every developer currently making a Soulslike to stop what they're doing and add this handy feature from Nioh 3
By Austin Wood published
News I've tasted better Soulslike UX, and I can't go back

The Elder Scrolls fans fire back at Skyrim lead's fightin' words: Morrowind "manages to hold up better than Skyrim"
By Austin Wood published
News The Elder Scrolls fans turn up to defend their favorites

"We got rid of attributes in Skyrim and you know who complained? Almost nobody": Former Bethesda dev on streamlined RPGs
By Austin Wood published
News "It was about getting the character system out of the player's way"

"I felt empty inside. I needed more Silksong": Hollow Knight Silksong player builds ultimate boss with Reddit-voted mods
By Austin Wood published
News Team Cherry wasn't brave enough to add "Four invincible Servitor Borans"
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