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

Minecraft is finally making copper useful with a new tier of tools bridging the gap from stone to iron, and a long-lost mob returning as the automatic item sorter fans have wanted for years
By Dustin Bailey published
News The copper golem is finally bouncing back from the mob vote of 2021

"A new low": The Final Fantasy 14 cash shop just got a $42 outfit set, more expensive than anything that's come before and even pricier than the MMO's latest expansion
By Dustin Bailey published
News "This is a new low when it comes to the cash shop"

If you gaze at the night sky in Death Stranding 2 while taking a bath, you might see a constellation shaped like Hideo Kojima's face looking back at you
By Dustin Bailey published
News Kojima Productions' Death Stranding 2, a Hideo Kojima game written by Hideo Kojima, directed by Hideo Kojima, produced by Hideo Kojima, and also featuring Hideo Kojima

Hideo Kojima was "so bummed" Death Stranding 2 Easter eggs were "revealed on social media right away," but "I'm retweeting all these things so the blame is on me"
By Dustin Bailey published
News Pizza man continues to make an impression

Amazon's missing out on that sweet Switch 2 money because Nintendo's mad about "unauthorized sales," new report suggests
By Dustin Bailey published
News The mystery of the Amazon Nintendo beef may have finally been explained

Nintendo warns Switch 1 consoles, games, accessories, amiibo, and more will "experience price changes" in Canada, and it's tough to imagine the rest of the world escaping
By Dustin Bailey published
News The publisher blames "market conditions"

After revealing he was ordered to destroy his copy of Fallout's source code, OG lead Tim Cain says we're losing game history because companies "take authority but not responsibility" for preservation
By Dustin Bailey published
News "I think more companies need to step up and take that responsibility more seriously"

As if the usual Marvel Rivals leaks weren't enough, Twitch has accidentally confirmed that Phoenix and Blade are your new Season 3 heroes alongside new "sizzling summer events"
By Dustin Bailey published
News We're definitely getting swimsuit costumes, too

Palworld has a gigantic new Terraria collab because creator Redigit got a Hail Mary DM from Pocketpair: "Let this be a lesson to always shoot your shot"
By Dustin Bailey published
News "There’s always that chance that it might turn into something amazing!"

13 years ago, Mojang canceled its Lego Minecraft game amid frustrations with the toy company's brand restrictions - now the original prototype has been found and preserved online
By Dustin Bailey published
News After all these years, Brickcraft lives

The biggest unofficial Xbox 360 emulator "is by no means associated with, nor working alongside Microsoft in any capacity" despite rumors about Xbox's preservation efforts
By Dustin Bailey published
News The secret is that Xbox's official emulation is so much better that it probably wouldn't be worth it anyway

Hytale studio founder says he was "burning" up to $400,000 a month on its development at one point, and turned down "way more money" before partnering with Riot
By Dustin Bailey last updated
News They walked away from another deal at the very last minute

Xbox 360 dashboard tweak adds insult to injury a year after the shutdown of the classic marketplace: would you like to buy an Xbox Series X instead?
By Dustin Bailey published
News All I really want are my beloved blades back

Fortnite player allegedly cheated to win $6k in a competitive tournament - now he owes Epic $175k and is banned from the game "forever"
By Dustin Bailey published
News "The player is required to pay $175,000 and we’ll donate what we collect to charity"

Before it was Square Enix, Square "collapsed" when Final Fantasy boss Hironobu Sakaguchi left the company, says composer Nobuo Uematsu: "The situation at Square was awful after he quit"
By Dustin Bailey published
News "Maybe Sakaguchi isn’t aware of this, but the situation at Square was awful after he quit"

A permanent Switch 2 console ban has apparently stranded Twink Link in Nintendo support hell: "The guy over the phone was laughing at the username"
By Dustin Bailey published
News "I am fully prevented from accessing any Nintendo services at all on the system"

Wind Waker on Nintendo Switch 2 made two tiny changes that break it wide open for Zelda speedrunners – a strategy so hard "only a few people in the whole world can do it" is suddenly a lot easier
By Dustin Bailey published
News Wind Waker speedruns are about to look a lot different

Almost 5 years since its reveal, Ark 2 devs admit the survival sequel was put "on hold a couple of years ago," but they're hopeful it could release in early access "within the next 2 years"
By Dustin Bailey published
News "We've been only nibbling at it"

Gearbox confirms Borderlands 4 will get photo mode in a post-launch update: "We've always planned for it"
By Dustin Bailey published
News "We just needed to spend a bit more time on things that would directly impact QoL of playing the game"

Lego Island is now fully playable in your browser, thanks to a group of fans who spent years painstakingly decompiling the game's original code by hand
By Dustin Bailey published
News "It deserves to be preserved and playable for years to come"

Assassin's Creed Shadows update adds nightmare difficulty, an "open-world alarm" system," a potato mode for low-end PCs, and a new story quest crossing over with D&D series Critical Role
By Dustin Bailey published
News Another AC Shadows collaboration is here

Nintendo's suddenly made Switch 2 release dates for Metroid Prime 4 and Kirby Air Riders a lot easier to guess as it reveals an August launch for its Rocket League-style wheelchair basketball game
By Dustin Bailey published
News Drag x Drive has a release date, and the pieces are all falling into place

I embarrassed myself playing rhythm strategy roguelike Ratatan in front of the devs at Summer Game Fest, and I'm not alone, so the devs are already tweaking the difficulty level
By Dustin Bailey published
Interview Summer Preview 2025 | Ratatan's developers speak on evolving a cult classic with mountains of player feedback on the way

"Notoriously obtuse hardware" meant Mortal Kombat 4 has "never accurately" come to home consoles, but Legacy Kollection found a way to preserve NetherRealm's full arcade roots
By Dustin Bailey published
Interview Summer Preview 2025 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is going above and beyond to preserve the series' arcade history
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