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

Arc Raiders players hate the new Expedition system, which requires you to play on 5 specific days
By Austin Wood published
News Huge changes were announced at the very end of the wipe

Arc Raiders makes huge Expedition changes, bonus skill points now free but earned by dealing damage
By Austin Wood published
News Embark also adding a way for players to sign up even if they missed the Expedition window

Enjoying Valve's paid "vacation in Hawaii," engineer jokes he's "in a dark room like a vampire"
By Austin Wood published
News The all-expenses-paid trip is a famous Valve perk

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 chief "really proud" of LGBT awards nom, says Hans romance isn't "woke"
By Austin Wood published
News I Can't Believe It's Not Woke

Arc Raiders and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 show "mid-price is the new sweet spot," analysts say
By Austin Wood published
News The $50 future

Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, and Skyrim help make PC game sales more diverse than console – report
By Austin Wood published
News Red Dead Redemption 2, REPO, Rust, and others also stand out

Arc Raiders' killer robots aren't learning in real time, but Embark will sneak in AI upgrades
By Austin Wood published
News "Could we make this change that would really make people squeal?"

After 102,000 "mixed" Steam reviews and wild retcon, Wuchang Fallen Feathers team reportedly gutted
By Austin Wood published
News Leenzee has seemingly been dissolved

A 100% discount on Steam is way better than a regular giveaway, indie boss says
By Austin Wood published
News Graveyard Keeper 2 got a huge boost out of this Steam strategy

Arc Raiders studio contacted by crime scientist "intrigued by how players are interacting"
By Austin Wood published
News Over 95% of raiders use prox chat

Hideo Kojima would "rather have the player walk away impacted than entertained," Troy Baker says
By Austin Wood published
News "Hideo is still making games in very much the way he made Metal Gear"

Overwatch Season 2 adds post-match voice chat, which is such a bad idea Blizzard's warning players
By Austin Wood published
News I never thought I'd see the day, and I hoped I never would

Bungie makes Marathon less vicious as players keep leaving: update adds new friendly options
By Austin Wood published
News The unappealing rewards pass has also gotten a boost

Arc Raiders players set up bounty board to hunt down rats, make streamer TheBurntPeanut the most-wanted
By Austin Wood published
News Killing other raiders at extraction sites can get you marked for death

My favorite isekai anime is back after 4 years, and Ascendance of A Bookworm season 4 is an upgrade
By Austin Wood published
News The anime adaptation of Ascendance of a Bookworm is better than ever

"Elder Scrolls 6 is taking so long that we're just making our own," RPG devs tell Todd Howard
By Austin Wood published
News "Everyone's making a Soulslike. We're making a Scrolls-like"

Police visit 91-year-old woman who missed check-in calls only to find her "playing video games"
By Austin Wood published
News The game is on

"Go try that s*** in Red Dead Redemption 2": Nobody makes games like Bethesda, says vet Pete Hines
By Austin Wood published
News "Who else out in the world allows you to just stack up one quest after another on the fly"

Rust 2, free-to-play sequel to one of the biggest survival games ever, appears in odd Steam teaser
By Austin Wood last updated
News Update: Act surprised

The First Berserker Khazan dev restructure "not related to workforce reduction or team dissolution"
By Austin Wood published
News "Neople has reorganized its team"

Gearbox provided "creative guidance" on the new Borderlands game, which isn't Borderlands Mobile
By Austin Wood published
News Borderlands Mobile is still untitled, Zynga says

"SteamGPT" mentions in Valve's code flagged by online sleuth, sparking fears of an AI Steam chatbot
By Austin Wood published
News Valve hasn't commented on the nature or validity of "SteamGPT"

Despite good reviews, The First Berserker Khazan development team reportedly dissolved
By Austin Wood published
News The team at Khazan developer Neople has apparently been reassigned
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