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

Summer Game Fest schedule 2026: Dates, times, and where to watch the showcases
By Heather Wald published
Features Get ready for all the exciting showcases this June with our helpful breakdown of the Summer Game Fest schedule 2026

PS5 exclusives: Every game released and confirmed so far
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Features Explore all of the PS5 exclusives right here as we make our way through 2026

Upcoming Switch 2 games: New Nintendo Switch 2 games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming The full list of all the new Nintendo Switch 2 games heading our way in 2026

Stranger Than Heaven: Everything we know about the new Project Century game
By Trudie Graham last updated
Guide Here's everything that you need to know about Stranger Than Heaven (the official name of Project Century), an exciting new action game from Yakuza devs Ryu Ga Gotoku.

10 Best PS5 RPGs of all-time
By Heather Wald published
Best List Looking for an RPG to play on PS5? We're here to help

Horizon Hunters Gathering: Everything you need to know about Guerrilla's new co-op action game
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Everything you need to know about Horizon Hunters Gathering, the new co-op action game coming to PC and PS5

10 Best RPGs where you can expect the unexpected
By Heather Wald published
Best List From Persona to Yakuza, these RPGs are anything but predictable, so you expect to be surprised and delighted in equal measure

Upcoming indie games for 2026 and beyond
By Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming The most exciting upcoming indie games that should be on your radar in 2026

Upcoming RPGs for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming From Blood of the Dawnwalker to Fable, here all of the biggest upcoming RPGs coming in 2026

Upcoming Switch games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming Here are all the upcoming Switch games coming in 2026 and beyond

Upcoming PC games: New PC games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming All the latest upcoming PC games on the way in 2026 and beyond, from Control Resonant to Phantom Blade 0

007 First Light: Everything we know so far about IO Interactive's new Bond game
By Bradley Russell, Oscar Taylor-Kent last updated
Guide 007 First Light is the James Bond origin story you've been waiting for – shaken, not stirred

Upcoming horror games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Upcoming From Directive 8020 to Silent Hill Townfall, these are the upcoming horror games coming in 2026 to look out for

Upcoming PS5 games: New PS5 games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming Here's every new PS5 game for 2026 and beyond that you need to have on your radar, from exclusives like Marvel's Wolverine to AAA titans like GTA 6

Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2026 and beyond
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming Here are all of the upcoming Xbox Series X games landing in 2026 and beyond, from Fable to Forza Horizon 6, and GTA 6

New games 2026 and beyond: The biggest video game release dates for PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, Switch, and more
By Emma-Jane Betts, Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming All the new games coming soon to PC and console in 2026, from Saros to GTA 6

Subnautica 2: Everything we know about the new underwater survival game
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Guide Subnautica 2 is coming this May after being delayed, here's everything you need to know about the survival sequel!

Saros: Everything you need to know before playing
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Guide A complete guide on all the Saros information that you need before buying and playing the game today

The Blood of Dawnwalker: Everything you need to know about the vampire RPG
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Guide Get ready for The Blood of Dawnwalker to sire you this September

10 Best RPGs that are better with friends to play right now in 2026
By Heather Wald published
Best List Discover the best co-op and multiplayer RPGs with our list of the best games in the genre to play with your friends.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced director on the lack of DLC and multiplayer: "It is a pure story driven adventure"
By Kaan Serin published
News "For those of us who are curious, the original will still be available."

Upcoming Ubisoft games: Every new Ubisoft game in development
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson last updated
Upcoming Here's all the upcoming Ubisoft games set to launch in 2026 and beyond from the Assassin's Creed publisher

Best PS5 games: The 25 greatest PlayStation 5 games in 2026, ranked
By Josh West last updated
Best list From Death Stranding 2: On the Beach to Helldivers 2, here's the best PS5 games you need to play in 2026
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