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

Dave Grohl waving and smiling on a dark couch
Nirvana and Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl says Kurt Cobain would've loved this new anime about gay girls

By Austin Wood Published

News Nirvana's song Breed is the opening tune for a beloved yuri series' anime

News
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider character with black eyes
Arkane founder asks Xbox CEO "how much" Microsoft wants for the studio: "I'm asking for a friend"

By Austin Wood Published

News Raphael Colantonio is now head of WolfEye Studios

News
Overwatch animated character winces
Xbox acquisitions have been a mess: "In a typical year, we lost 64 cents for every dollar" invested

By Austin Wood Published

News "We have also learned that we are not the best home for every type of studio"

News
Asha Sharma in black shirt
Microsoft is cutting 3,200 Xbox employees, and half of them will be eliminated today

By Austin Wood Published

News "Today’s decisions do not reflect their talent or dedication," new Xbox CEO says of staff

News
Neil Druckmann interview screenshot
Does anyone actually want new consoles?

By Austin Wood Published

Opinion Opinion | We are paying more for less and physical games are underwater

Opinion
Destiny 2
Destiny 2 community manager calls out "poor decisions" of leaders for industry woes

By Austin Wood Published

News And no, it was not a personal attack

News
GTA 6 Ultimate Edition screenshot
Rockstar devs allege crunch is so common at the GTA 6 studio that it's "built into" contracts

By Austin Wood Published

News Rockstar has also been accused of unequal pay

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News
Helldivers 2
Sony says AI is "exciting" and "foundational technology supporting our strategy"

By Austin Wood Published

News "We are increasingly seeing its impact on more immersive in-game experiences"

News
Steam personal calendar gallery of games
Valve made it roughly 15 times harder for indie games to reach a coveted Steam ranking

By Austin Wood Published

News If you aren't checking your Steam calendar, you should be

News
PlayStation Monitor with DualSense on charging hook and Ghost of Yotei gameplay on screen.
Instead of putting its games on PC, Sony seemingly wants to escape its reputation with peripherals

By Austin Wood Published

News Can I interest you in PC peripherals?

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News
Genshin Impact character Sandrone using digital monitor
Epic Games CEO says "Steam charges such high fees" that companies like Genshin Impact maker skip it

By Austin Wood Published

News More of the company's games may come to Steam, too

News
Subnautica 2 character surprised
Subnautica 2 devs win: Krafton will pay the whole team "significantly more" bonuses than planned

By Austin Wood Published

News Krafton and Unknown Worlds' lawsuit orbited a $250 million earnout

News
Butcher's Creek enemy in welding mask
Iron Lung and Dusk creator says using generative AI is a great way to say "'I don't give a f***'"

By Austin Wood Published

News "Right now I see it as a complicated machine for generating subpar stock photos, buggy code"

News
LONA female character with dark blue hair
Attack on Titan studio reveals new anime led by Spy x Family and The Promised Neverland vets

By Austin Wood Published

News LONA sounds like the near-future sci-fi I crave

News
Marvel's Blade with fangs exposed
Xbox could cancel Marvel's Blade and close Arkane in July bloodbath, report says studio may be sold

By Austin Wood Published

News Blade is reportedly over budget and delayed

News
Arc Raiders player in reaver bandit armor with face paint
"When Arc Raiders was at its peak," Embark was burning 30 terabytes of data per day tracking players

By Austin Wood Published

News Arc Raiders is decidedly past its peak, but still generating tons of information

News
Guns of Eschaton hero with six arms holding skulls and revolvers
The "final game" from Half-Life 2 and Dishonored's late art director has been revealed

By Austin Wood Published

News Viktor Antonov's "final vision" will be completed

News
Stray Gods character holding energy orb
Generative AI is a "plague," says Dragon Age vet David Gaider: "It's not ready for prime time"

By Austin Wood Published

News "Honestly, what does it help with?"

News
Portal 2 robot with portal gun
Company admits Steam Machine Companion Cube case made without Valve's permission was pretty stupid

By Austin Wood Published

News Over 1,000 hours of engineering went into the Steam Machine Companion Cube case

News
GTA 6 character in sunglasses
Fans respond to GTA 6 price reveal by pre-ordering the $100 Ultimate Edition for free with MS points

By Austin Wood Published

News All you have to do is buy other stuff or suffer the wrath of Bing

News
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 squid character wincing
As Epic Games CEO blasts Valve over Steam AI disclosures, dev makes them even more noticeable

By Austin Wood Published

News Browser plugin makes spotting AI games on Steam much easier

News
Elden Ring
What it's like beating Elden Ring twice a week for 4 years: "The greatest game that's been made"

By Austin Wood Published

News Playing FromSoftware's best RPG for a living takes you to some weird places

News
Persona 6 title art white text
Persona 6 appears on Steam, Atlus and Sega accidentally say something interesting for once

By Austin Wood Published

News More classic Persona mechanics look to be back

News
Slay the Spire 2
Slay the Spire 2 lies about its RNG, rabid fan declares in 6,600-word essay

By Austin Wood Published

News Randomness in Slay the Spire 2 may be a lot more predictable than we thought

News
Echoes of Aincrad anime characters
The new RPG for Sword Art Online feels shockingly close to the legendary anime

By Austin Wood Published

News Echoes of Aincrad looks deeply SAO-coded, for better and worse

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