Heather Wald

Heather Wald

Evergreen Editor, Games

Heather Wald is the Evergreen Editor for games at GamesRadar+. Her writing career began on a student-led magazine at Bath Spa University, where she earned a BA (Hons) in English literature. Heather landed her first role writing about tech and games for Stuff Magazine shortly after graduating with an MA in magazine journalism at Cardiff University. Now with almost seven years of experience working with GamesRadar+ on the features team, Heather helps to develop, maintain, and expand the evergreen features that exist on the site for games, as well as spearhead the Indie Spotlight series. You'll also see her contribute op-eds, interview-led features, and more. In her spare time, you'll likely find Heather tucking into RPGs and indie games, reading romance novels, and drinking lots of tea.

Latest articles by Heather Wald

Pokemon Gold and Silver
The best Pokemon games, ranked

By Heather Wald last updated

Best list Check out our ranking of the 10 best Pokemon games to play right now

Best list
Avowed screenshot Xbox Series X
Xbox Game Studios list: Every studio Microsoft owns and what they are developing

By Josh West last updated

Guide Here's a full breakdown of the Xbox Game Studios list in 2026

Guide
State of Decay 3
State of Decay 3: Everything we know so far

By Heather Wald last updated

Guide Here's all the latest State of Decay 3 development news and gameplay details on the zombie survival epic.

Guide
The title card for Forest 3 shown during The Game Awards
Forest 3: Everything we know so far about the upcoming survival horror game

By Emma-Jane Betts last updated

Guide The Forest 3 was just announced at The Game Awards, so here's all the latest news and details that you need to know about the new game

Guide
Key art for Marvel's Wolverine, with Logan on the right hand side - his claws are out against a yellow background
Marvel's Wolverine PS5: Everything you need to know about Insomniac's third-person action-adventure

By Will Sawyer last updated

Guide Everything you need to know about Marvel's Wolverine

Guide
A close-up of the poster for the upcoming game, Physint.
Physint: Everything you need to know about Hideo Kojima's new action espionage game

By Emma-Jane Betts last updated

Guide Kojima's new game Physint will "blur the lines between film and video game" according to the creator himself

Guide
Leda strums a guitar in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave – Everything we know about the strategy game's Switch 2 debut

By Andrew Brown last updated

Guide A complete guide to Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave before you pick it up on the Switch 2

Guide
Rayman, Barbara, and Grand Minimus appear perplexed in one of Rayman Legends Retold's new cutscenes
Upcoming Ubisoft games: Every new Ubisoft game in development

By Jasmine Gould-Wilson last updated

Upcoming The latest on all the upcoming Ubisoft games coming in 2026 and beyond, from a Rayman remake to Assassin's Creed Hexe

Upcoming
God of War Laufey
PS5 exclusives: Every game released and confirmed so far

By Sam Loveridge, Heather Wald last updated

Features Explore all of the PS5 exclusives right here as we make our way through 2026

Features
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra screenshot of Captain America facing off against Black Panther
Upcoming Marvel games, from the new Iron Man game to Marvel's Wolverine

By Josh West last updated

Upcoming With some exciting upcoming Marvel games in store for 2027 and beyond, here's a breakdown of each and every one!

Upcoming
Diablo 5 character concept art showing a mysterious figure with a cloaked hood, armor, and large wings
Diablo 5: Everything you need to know about the next era of Diablo

By Heather Wald Published

Guide Diablo 5 is officially in early development, and it's set to release in 2029

Guide
Key art for Persona 4 Revival showing the party of characters posing in a stack in front of a blue and yellow-tinted Inaba
Persona 4 Revival - Everything we know so far about the new Persona 4 remake

By Joe Chivers last updated

Guide Excitement for Persona 4 Revival is reaching fever pitch as an age rating is given to the upcoming JRPG

Guide
Super Metroid
The best Metroid games of all time

By Josh West last updated

Best List Our ultimate ranking of the 10 best Metroid games, from Metroid Prime 4: Beyond to Super Metroid

Best List
Screenshot of Kojima Productions' OD (Overdose) showing actor Sophia Lillis' disturbing Unreal Engine 5 screentest
All upcoming Hideo Kojima games: Everything in development at Kojima Productions

By Josh West last updated

Upcoming From OD to Physint, there's no shortage of upcoming Hideo Kojima games heading to PS5 and Xbox Series X

Upcoming
The 10 best Game Boy Color games
The best Game Boy Color games of all time

By Graeme Mason last updated

Best List The 10 best Game Boy Color games of all-time, from Pokemon to Donkey Kong

Best List
Michael Myers standing in a doorway during the trailer for Halloween: The Game.
Halloween: Everything you need to know about IllFonic's new horror game starring Michael Myers

By Emma-Jane Betts last updated

Guide A complete guide on all the latest news and updates for the Halloween video game, IllFonic's upcoming horror title

Guide
BioShock 4: a screenshot of a Big Daddy and a Little Sister.
BioShock 4: Everything you need to know about the next BioShock game

By Heather Wald last updated

Guide BioShock 4 news finally dropped last year, so here is all the latest updates and details that you need to know about the game while we wait for more

Guide
The Blood of Dawnwalker: A screenshot of the vampire Brencis holding up a crown during the trailer for the upcoming game.
The Blood of Dawnwalker: Everything you need to know about the vampire RPG

By Emma-Jane Betts last updated

Guide Before you grab The Blood of Dawnwalker, here is everything that you need to know

Guide
A fridge in GTA 6 shows photos of Lucia and Jason and some stickers reference in-game locations, along with messages of affirmation
GTA 6 extended look breakdown: 7 things you might have missed

By Heather Wald Published

Features It's all about the little details in the GTA 6 extended look

Features
GTA 6 extended look trailer 3 artwork showing protagonists Lucia and Jason masked with bandanas and walking away from a parked car
How to watch the GTA 6 extended look: Netflix streaming, release date, and times

By Heather Wald last updated

Guide The GTA 6 extended look is now out in the wild for all to see

Guide
Gamescom logo in white with a black background
Gamescom 2026 schedule: All of the dates, times, and where to watch the showcases

By Heather Wald last updated

Features The Gamescom 2026 schedule is underway, and this guide is here to help you catch it all as it happens at Gamescom 2026

Features
GTA 6
In the lead up to GTA 6, I've been thinking about the best GTA side activities across the series

By Heather Wald last updated

Best List As we wait for GTA 6, here are my top 5 picks for the best GTA activities across the entire series

Best List
A Jazz singer during the trailer for the new game Stranger Than Heaven.
Stranger Than Heaven: Everything we know about the new Project Century game

By Trudie Graham last updated

Guide Stranger Than Heaven (aka Project Century) finally has a release date

Guide
The Nomad Aldecaldos surrounding a fire in Cyberpunk 20777
After over 1000 in Cyberpunk 2077, I'm convinced the Nomads are the best group and lifepath

By Heather Wald Published

Opinion Exploring what makes the Nomads my favorite group and lifepath in Cyberpunk 2077

Opinion
Spider-Man websling and flying through the air with a cityscape behind him during one of the best superhero games Spider-Man 2 on PC
The 10 best Spider-Man games of all time

By Josh West last updated

Best List Here's our ranking of the best Spider-Man games, including Marvel's Spider-Man 2 from Insomniac

Best List
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