I started out writing for the games section of a student-run website as an undergrad, and continued to write about games in my free time during retail and temp jobs for a number of years. Eventually, I earned an MA in magazine journalism at Cardiff University, and soon after got my first official role in the industry as a content editor for Stuff magazine. After writing about all things tech and games-related, I then did a brief stint as a freelancer before I landed my role as a staff writer here at GamesRadar+. Now I get to write features, previews, and reviews, and when I'm not doing that, you can usually find me lost in any one of the Dragon Age or Mass Effect games, tucking into another delightful indie, or drinking far too much tea for my own good.
Latest articles by Heather Wald

Ghost of Yotei: Everything you need to know about Ghost of Tsushima 2
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Ghost of Yotei has officially arrived, so here's everything you need to know about Sucker Punch's sequel

The 20 best anime games to play in 2025
By Jordan Gerblick, Marloes Valentina Stella last updated
Best List From Genshin Impact to Dragon Ball FighterZ, here are the 20 best anime games to play right now

Fable 4: Everything we know so far about the new Fable game
By Heather Wald last updated
Guide Fable 4's release date is now set to arrive in 2026, so here's everything you need to know ahead of the new RPG

Upcoming Ubisoft games: Every new Ubisoft game in development
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson last updated
Upcoming There are plenty of upcoming Ubisoft games in the works now that Assassin's Creed Shadows has launched, and we finally have at least one release date

Upcoming indie games for 2025 and beyond
By Heather Wald last updated
Upcoming The most exciting upcoming indie games that should be on your radar in 2025 and beyond

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 – Everything we know so far about the upcoming shooter
By Fran Ruiz last updated
Guide Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is heading our way in November and is returning to BO2's dark, tech-dominated future

Best Xbox exclusives you need to own
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List Our top 15 Xbox exclusives to play in 2025, from Avowed to State of Decay 2

The Outer Worlds 2: Everything we know so far about Obsidian's new RPG
By Josh West last updated
Guide Get ready for The Outer Worlds 2 to make this a Fall to remember

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2's best side quest transformed the RPG into medieval LA Noire, and now I wish Henry could keep on solving crimes
By Heather Wald published
Now Playing Now Playing | Solving a serial murder case in Kuttenberg made me feel like a bonafide medieval detective

The 25 best roguelike games to play right now
By James Bentley, Austin Wood last updated
Best List Settle down for one more round of the best roguelikes 2025 has to offer

Kingdom Hearts 4: Everything we know so far
By Hope Bellingham last updated
Features Missing Link has been axed, so Kingdom Hearts 4 seems to be Square Enix's sole focus right now

Best Switch exclusives to make sure you have in your library
By Matt Kamen last updated
Best list From Breath of the Wild to Splatoon 3, these are the 15 best Switch exclusives to play right now

Terminator Survivors: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Guide Your complete guide to the latest on the Terminator Survivors release window, trailer, and gameplay news

Marathon: Everything we know so far about the upcoming game
By Josh West last updated
Guide Bungie's new extraction shooter reboot Marathon has been delayed out of its previous September date

The best sports games you can play right now
By Ben Wilson last updated
Best List The best sports games - from the pitch to the digital dugout and beyond

Tiny Bookshop absolutely deserves its overwhelmingly positive Steam reviews, because I cannot stop playing this cozy management life sim
By Heather Wald published
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Tiny Bookshop is letting me live out a lifelong fantasy

Forza Horizon 6: Everything you need to know about the new Forza Horizon game set in Japan
By Heather Wald published
Guide Forza Horizon 6 is officially coming sometime in 2026, and it'll let us drive around Japan

Forza Horizon 6 is the first game in the series set in Japan because Playground Games wanted to "do the country justice," and its Hot Wheels DLC helped that happen
By Kaan Serin published
News If you squint, there's basically no difference

Best local multiplayer Switch games to play in 2025
By Jordan Gerblick last updated
Best List Remember to tighten the straps on your Joy-Cons before playing the best local multiplayer Switch games

The best Silent Hill games of all time
By Josh West last updated
Best List Ranking the very best Silent Hill games now that Silent Hill is now out in the wild

Forza Horizon 6's Japan is even bigger than Forza Horizon 5's map, which itself was double the size of FH4, but the new setting is "also dense" with "always something around the corner"
By Kaan Serin published
News Tokyo City is also the series' largest urban area to date

Crimson Desert: Everything we know so far about the upcoming game
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Guide Crimson Desert finally has a release date, and it's set for March 2026

Silent Hill f: Everything you need to know about the survival horror game
By Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Guide From Silent Hill f gameplay to guides, here's all the details on the horror game

Forza Horizon 6 devs worked "closely" with a cultural consultant to ensure they were being "authentic and respectful" with the racing game's Japan setting
By Catherine Lewis published
News Playground Games knows the Japan setting is "something that the fans have been wishing for" from the start of the series

Forza Horizon 6 is officially taking us to Japan in Playground Games' "biggest map yet": "We can only do Japan once and we want to do it right"
By Heather Wald published
Interview Interview | Forza Horizon 6 is coming in 2026, and we sat down with Playground Games to talk about its Japan setting
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