Austin Wood
Austin freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree, and he's been with GamesRadar+ since 2019. They've yet to realize that his position as a senior writer is just a cover up for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going with a focus on news and the occasional feature, all while playing as many roguelikes as possible.
Latest articles by Austin Wood
[Update] Game dev legend hailed as "asset Jesus" says they were banned from development events a day after speaking out against AI sponsors
By Austin Wood published
news [Update] Kenney Vleugels says the minor conflict has been resolved after "a friendly conversation"
Fearing Nintendo takedown, Palworld modding community bans links to Pokemon mod so that "lawyers don't nuke all of us"
By Austin Wood published
news Palworld is predictably getting Pokemon mods, and modders are worried about collateral damage
With bottomless open-world combat, Hyper Light Breaker could be the biggest roguelike of 2024 in more ways than one
By Austin Wood published
Preview Big in 2024 | Hyper Light Breaker looks like the open-world roguelike I didn't know I needed
The best stealth games you can sneak through right now
By Alex Avard last updated
Best Move like a shadow and strike down your foes in the best stealth games, from Hitman to Assassin's Creed
As Destiny 2 players celebrate long-awaited character customization, Bungie stresses "we don't have any current plans to monetize this" – or add a way to change races
By Austin Wood published
news If you're an Exo now, you're an Exo forever
This Metroidvania isn't even trying to hide the fact that it ripped off Hollow Knight's skin and is wearing it like a jacket
By Austin Wood published
news Deviator is absolutely gorgeous, because it looks exactly like Hollow Knight
Todd Howard says he's been sitting on everything about the Indiana Jones game "forever," from "what Indy was going after" to the "arc he was going to have"
By Austin Wood published
news Howard meant it when he said he's been trying to get this made for over a decade
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is set between the stories of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade
By Austin Wood published
news Don't worry about The Temple of Doom
Avowed shows off polished combat in new footage that looks like an improved Skyrim, complete with guns and loadouts: "It's not just hacking and slashing"
By Austin Wood published
news I'm ready for spells, swords, and shooting in Obsidian's next RPG
It's taken 10 years, but Destiny 2 is finally getting the most important feature for any MMO: character customization that lets you tweak your appearance anytime
By Austin Wood published
news You'll be able to redo your Guardian's look before The Final Shape
MMO player commits 500,000 counts of pickpocketing but fails to find the thing they actually wanted, insists they're doing "fine" mentally as they prepare for 1 million
By Austin Wood last updated
news Old School RuneScape player hunting priceless scrolls fleeces local cult
Rockstar says GTA Online is approaching "the limits of what's possible" on PS4 and Xbox One, plans to disable clips editor next month
By Austin Wood published
news The Rockstar Editor will remain available on PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC
After it kicked a bunch of JRPGs out the door with near-zero hype, Square Enix president admits the company needs to get better at marketing
By Austin Wood published
news Who remembers Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai?
Dev of chill sailing game "blown away" as player count jumps over 282,000% following 2.4 million downloads as Epic Games Store freebie
By Austin Wood published
news Sail Forth catches a second wind
Bethesda finally announces new Elder Scrolls game that soft-launched 3 months ago
By Austin Wood published
news The Elder Scrolls: Castles is now available, kind of
Payday 3 isn't dead: devs discuss new plans after disastrous release and commit to delivering "the heisting experience you expect from a Payday sequel"
By Austin Wood published
news Starbreeze assembles a "strike team of veteran developers" to set things right
Promising action RPG goes viral as a "capoeira Soulslike" where spinning kicks beat magic, dev explains why the Afro-Brazilian martial art is so important
By Austin Wood published
news Deathbound draws on a range of fighting styles and countries
In a seismic update, Overwatch 2 pulls back from "team strategy and mechanics" by giving every hero in the game built-in healing
By Austin Wood published
news From "I need healing" to "I need more healing"
My Lethal Company crew struggles with 1,000 quota, but these great assets have managed 10,501 across 13 hours in an apparent world record
By Austin Wood published
news That's a lot of big bolts
The "biggest Starfield update yet" is coming next week with over 100 fixes plus graphical improvements for NPCs and space sightseeing
By Austin Wood published
news The update arrives in Steam beta on January 17
A top-ranked MMO player with 20,000 hours played is on 90 Day Fiancé, and the game's community is hanging on every word – words like "I'm effectively living as a virgin"
By Austin Wood published
news Old School RuneScape players are having a lot of fun with this one
Mages in RPGs have been the same for too long, but Dragon's Dogma 2 has the solution: a Trickster class that can taunt enemies straight off cliffs
By Austin Wood published
news Dragon's Dogma 2's Trickster is officially the coolest mage class I've seen from an RPG in ages
The Sword Art Online studio's hot new anime Solo Leveling feels like fantasy John Wick – and it's a must-watch
By Austin Wood published
Features Opinion | Solo Leveling is looking like a great adaptation of a fabulous comic