Austin Wood

Austin Wood

Senior writer

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 player in surgeon outfit with syringe
Arc Raiders makes matchmaking even friendlier as players continue to leave

By Austin Wood Published

News Expect more "squads that match your playstyle"

News
Echo Weaver hero holding blue weapon
Indie game studios are supposed to love generative AI, so why do the 25 devs I spoke to avoid it?

By Austin Wood Published

Features "So it may be slightly faster, and a lot worse, but it's also more expensive? Neat"

Features
Fallout mascot character sighs with exhaustion
Everything Bethesda just announced about the future of Fallout and The Elder Scrolls

By Austin Wood Published

News Starfield is also still kicking

News
Hollow Knight: Silksong
The 25 best Metroidvania games you can play in 2026

By Austin Wood, Malindy Hetfeld Last updated

Best List From combat to platforming, here are the best Metroidvanias to play in 2026

5 Comments
Best List
Fallout 4
Fallout 5 is "currently in preproduction": Bethesda breaks silence on long-awaited RPG

By Austin Wood Published

News Fallout 5 uses Creation Engine 3, the same engine as The Elder Scrolls 6

News
The Cat and the Dragon mother cat smiling
My favorite new anime is a rare, not-isekai fantasy about a dragon raised by cats

By Austin Wood Published

News The Cat and the Dragon is more than it seems

News
Genshin Impact character Yae Miko holding chopsticks
Genshin Impact confirms next wave of free 5-stars: To Temper Thyself and Journey Far returns

By Austin Wood Published

News Update 7.0 will continue the free 5-star event

News
How to enter GTA 5 cheats
Amid FBI investigation into Steam malware, Florida man arrested and charged with stealing crypto

By Austin Wood Published

News Malware distributed on Steam allegedly used to access crypto wallets

News
GTA 6 Ultimate Edition screenshot, showing Lucia getting her nails done in a salon while wearing sunglasses, a striped top, hoop earrings, and a ponytail
GTA 6 on track for "strongest pre-order campaign ever" and up to $5 billion launch, analysts say

By Austin Wood Published

News Still, reports of GTA 6 pre-orders earning Rockstar billions already are "absurd"

News
AC Black Flag Resynced Edward removing his hood
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced didn't have room for all the original game's combat tricks

By Austin Wood Published

News My kingdom for an updated hidden blade

News
You and I Are Polar Opposite character with pink hair making a menacing face in the crack of a door
Crunchyroll Store change is worse than it sounded: a $10 subscription lets you "browse" but not buy

By Austin Wood Published

News Member benefits like discounts will also be removed

News
Arc Raiders raider in hockey goalie outfit winding up a punch
Embark slaps Arc Raiders dupers with bans and drains their vaults

By Austin Wood Published

News Arc Raiders dupe exploits continue to shake the economy

News
Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You character smoking a cigarette with an angry expression
Sony's attack on physical goods spreads to Crunchyroll with sub requirement for store "experience"

By Austin Wood Published

News The new Crunchyroll store curation will be exclusive to Mega and Ultimate subs

23 Comments
News
Asha Sharma in white shirt with leaf pattern
Xbox is officially so low that it's got ex PlayStation head Shawn Layden rooting for Microsoft

By Austin Wood Published

News "Innovation" and "differentiation" between platforms benefit games as a whole

News
Paddle Paddle Paddle character paddling against black background
Dev defends short games after criticizing Steam for making it easy to refund them

By Austin Wood Published

News Sub-two-hour games may face a bit of added risk

9 Comments
News
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
After laying off thousands, Ubisoft says losing "key talents and skills" is a big danger

By Austin Wood Published

News Wouldn't want that, would we?

News
Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen
Dragon's Dogma 2 fans had given up, but Capcom says Dark Arisen began six months after launch

By Austin Wood Published

News "Sorry to keep everyone waiting"

News
Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen
Capcom returns to divisive RPG Dragon's Dogma 2 in Dark Arisen, lead dev says the friction is key

By Austin Wood Published

News "We were aware of the passionate feedback from players"

News
Paddle Paddle Paddle animation of two characters rowing
Steam refunds are "not for people to play games for free," says dev who criticized Valve's system

By Austin Wood Published

News "Many people think that I'm a complete a**hole now"

21 Comments
News
Asha Sharma in black sweater
Microsoft comms lead says Xbox layoffs "were not made to replace employees with foreign workers"

By Austin Wood Published

News "The H-1B figures being referenced are Microsoft-wide visa renewals"

6 Comments
News
Palworld 1.0 leader
Palworld 1.0 redesigns multiple Pals and makes them look less like Pokemon

By Austin Wood Published

News Several Pals were brought more in line with the modern Pocketpair style guide

12 Comments
News
A screenshot of Jordan drinking a soda during the reveal trailer for Intergalactic: The Hertic Prophet.
PlayStation ending physical games is "like Apple removing the CD Drive," says analyst

By Austin Wood Published

News "This time a new laptop will cost $5k and my old one with a disc drive works just fine"

200 Comments
News
Key art for Call of Duty Black Ops 2 showing a character sitting in darkness with a handgun, from Edge 353
Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 shadow drop on PS5, you've got a month to get a good price

By Austin Wood Published

News The decade-old games are not cheap, but are cheaper with PlayStation Plus

News
Bahast screenshot showing human warrior fighting serpent warrior in desert biome
Devs don't buy Steam disclosure claiming gen AI is a necessity

By Austin Wood Published

News "I'm happy to reduce AI usage if the game is financially stable enough," RPG dev says

16 Comments
News
Fallout 4 dog Dogmeat with mouth open
Microsoft lays off Bethesda vet behind Todd Howard's "crazy" Fallout 4 idea, "many Skyrim weapons"

By Austin Wood Published

News "If you've played a BGS game you've had his art on screen 99% of the time," says dev

News
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