
Dustin Bailey
Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator.
Latest articles by Dustin Bailey

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment devs say the power of Switch 2 "made it possible to include lots of enemies," and it was "important that you could play with higher frame rates"
By Dustin Bailey published
News A scant few seconds of new gameplay footage looks a whole lot smoother than Age of Calamity

Stellar Blade 2 is in the works and will likely launch before 2027, developer Shift Up reveals
By Dustin Bailey published
News The Stellar Blade sequel is looking likely to launch before the mysterious Project Witches

Super Mario Bros speedrunners spend 16 months and "hundreds of hours" doing "things that have never been done before in this 40-year-old game" to finally build the perfect 000000 point run
By Dustin Bailey published
News "We love making new things happen"

Infinity Nikki devs issue another 1,000-word apology as backlash continues after disastrous update blamed on "insufficient preparation," but the community doesn't seem to buy it
By Dustin Bailey published
News "We fully acknowledge that this is our responsibility"

Kingdom Hearts' legendary composer was as shocked as everyone else by the direction it went: "Wait, it’s a Disney game, but you want that kind of song there?"
By Dustin Bailey published
News "I was a bit surprised when they explained to me what songs they wanted me to write"

Nintendo has finally shown us a real-life Mario Kart World Switch 2 cartridge, and it sure does look like a Switch 1 cart, but red
By Dustin Bailey published
News You're not the only one getting desperate for more Switch 2 info

Hideo Kojima says the "loss of my father was a major theme in the Metal Gear series," but Death Stranding "looks in the other direction"
By Dustin Bailey published
News "You assume the parent’s perspective, looking toward the child"

Bungie runs an hour-long Marathon "PlayMA" with zero gameplay footage while scrubbing the art for plagiarism as the game's art director offers a "personal apology" to the artist whose work was lifted
By Dustin Bailey published
News "There is absolutely no excuse for this oversight," Bungie says

REPO devs "always take a look at glitches that become popular or even mods" as a sign of what needs changing in the game, starting with a response to the "dearly missed" health glitch
By Dustin Bailey published
News "We take that as a sign that we need to tweak or change the gameplay design"

As GTA 6 hype builds, GTA 5 is continuing to sell 5 million copies every 3 months, and Red Dead Redemption 2 is now the "best-selling title of the past 7 years in the US"
By Dustin Bailey published
News Rockstar seemingly can't be stopped

Stellar Blade devs seem as confused as everyone else as the action RPG's PC port gets region locked in over 100 countries despite no PSN requirements: "May I ask where you live?"
By Dustin Bailey published
News Sony's approach to PC ports is still proving controversial

Despite Switch 2's controversial game-key cards, Nintendo president says "physical games are still a key part of our business"
By Dustin Bailey published
News "We value our relationships in particular with our retailers"

Helldivers 2 CEO says "there would be no Helldivers" without PlayStation, but Arrowhead's next game will be "100% funded by ourselves"
By Dustin Bailey published
News "Game 6 (our next project) will happen the way it will happen thanks to you"

Cookie Clicker is coming to consoles, including Switch 2, and after 734 hours on PC it's about to ruin me
By Dustin Bailey published
News I'm not even that hardcore

Stellar Blade devs confirm PS5 players will get the PC version's new boss fight and 25 extra costumes in a "free update" as the action-RPG escapes console exclusivity next month
By Dustin Bailey published
News "PS5 users will receive the free update content through a patch download"

Ghost of Yotei devs know "how ignorant we were about Japanese culture," but as with Ghost of Tsushima they've had "cultural advisors" to help "deliver a respectful representation" of Japan
By Dustin Bailey published
News "We met with a wealth of knowledgeable individuals and visited important cultural sites"

After 19 months and $162 worth of DLC, Mortal Kombat 1 is finally komplete and all included in a single $70 package, but fans are lamenting that "it's over" so soon
By Dustin Bailey published
News It looks like MK1 itself might have suffered a fatality

After several rough years, Ubisoft says "the launch of Assassin’s Creed Shadows was a defining moment" and its Tencent deal to basically make Ubisoft 2 is coming along
By Dustin Bailey published
News "It reaffirmed the power of the Assassin’s Creed brand, with a highly favorable community response from long-time fans and new players alike"

Switch 2 specs have finally been confirmed after Nintendo spent months playing coy, and it's running a "miniaturised version" of a 30-series GPU
By Dustin Bailey published
News 4 years of Nintendo Switch 2 spec leaks seem to be true

Super Mario 64 hacker discovers in-game sound effect you can only hear in full if you leave the N64 classic running for 14 months straight
By Dustin Bailey published
News "We have kind of unlocked a secret sound effect no one else has heard before in Mario 64, which I think is pretty neat"

Behold, the Monster Hunter Wilds effect: Capcom's old Monster Hunter games sold even better in the past year despite 10 million copies of Wilds eating the fandom's time and money
By Dustin Bailey published
News Capcom is feasting

Nintendo president acknowledges "Switch 2 is priced relatively high" compared to the original, says bundles will help "get off to the same start we did with Nintendo Switch"
By Dustin Bailey published
News Despite a "lower profit margin" on Switch 2, Nintendo says "it will not be easy" to maintain the console's momentum after launch

Space Marine 2 devs give modders the "exact same editor we use internally," daring the community to build new cinematic campaigns and game modes
By Dustin Bailey published
News "We’re excited to see what you build next – whether it’s a cinematic campaign, wild new game mode, or something we never saw coming"
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