Austin Wood

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 staff 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.

Articles by: Austin Wood

Anode Heart Tama

This RPG collision of Pokemon and Digimon is an amazing surprise for the end of the year, and I'm already in love with my starter creature

By Austin Wood published

news Anode Heart's nostalgic formula has been a hit with Digimon fans especially

Dewborne Dawn

Say no more: this beautiful Metroidvania looks like a clever mix of Hollow Knight, Zelda, and one of 2013's best games

By Austin Wood published

news Dewborne Dawn has some big Dust: An Elysian Tail energy

Lies of P

In an unbelievable year for games, Soulslikes were so good that they could almost pass for FromSoftware originals

By Austin Wood published

Features Opinion | Lies of P is a near-perfect imitation of the Souls formula, and not the only standout

Elden Ring

Almost nobody noticed, but even at level 1 this Elden Ring player has been beating Malenia with every weapon, nearly every day, without taking damage, for over a year

By Austin Wood published

news Veganiele has been fighting the good fight almost every day, often at level one

Winter Steam Sale 2023

The Winter Steam Sale 2023 is live and Baldur's Gate 3 is on sale for the first time

By Austin Wood published

news The winter Steam deals are here, and will run through January 4

GTA 6

Hacker behind GTA 6 leak will be confined to "a secure hospital for life" due to his "intent to return to cybercrime as soon as possible"

By Austin Wood published

news Rockstar says the leak cost it $5 million

Old School RuneScape

"Maybe don't do this," says MMO player after 3 years of making potions the hard way for a challenge they admit was "a f***ing stupid goal to go for"

By Austin Wood last updated

news Old School RuneScape's Ultimate Ironmen are not to be trifled with

Starfield weapons

In an end-of-year Starfield update, Bethesda talks new gameplay and ship options, a "major update in February," and the RPG's first story expansion

By Austin Wood published

news Bethesda commits to big improvements in 2024

Ratopia art

This Oxygen Not Included-style survival city builder is also a rat-themed colony sim with some unexpected Terraria vibes, and you can try it free

By Austin Wood published

news You can try Ratopia for free for yourself

God of War Ragnarok actors cast

God of War Ragnarok's Valhalla DLC was already taking names, and now a patch has made the roguelike mode even harder

By Austin Wood published

news Valhalla is not messing around

Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact 4.3 release time and Navia banner explained

By Austin Wood published

news Here's when Genshin Impact version 4.3 drops with Navia's debut

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

The top 10 manga of 2023

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Top 10

Iron Lung

Dev of horror hit Iron Lung raises price from $6 to $8 because "I want to earn more money," and says if you don't like it, you can "go pirate it or something"

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news "If I didn't want to earn money from them I wouldn't charge money for them."

The Finals

As cheats infest The Finals, devs say a bug stopped them from "banning cheaters efficiently," but now they're "re-upping anti-cheat measures"

By Austin Wood published

news The Finals cheaters may finally get what's coming to them

Genshin Impact 4.4

Genshin Impact 4.4 characters announced: meet Xianyun and, yes, Gaming

By Austin Wood published

news Xianyun looks and sounds a little familiar...

GTA 6

The GTA 6 trailer confirmed what we already knew: that GTA 6 leak was never anything to worry about, and leaks are very often pointless

By Austin Wood published

Grand Theft Advent What a surprise, the final game looks better

Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3 is never coming to Game Pass, Larian CEO says "there's a fair price to be paid" for "a big game" like this

By Austin Wood published

news "This is what allows us to continue making other games," says Swen Vincke

TEVI

Oh good, one of the year's finest Metroidvanias turned up just in time to devour my Christmas break

By Austin Wood published

Features Indie Spotlight | TEVI is a side-scrolling treat that was totally worth the wait

Fortnite

Epic CEO suggests Fortnite would come to Steam as soon as Valve drops "these ridiculous 30% fees"

By Austin Wood published

news "We'll also put Fortnite on any serious store that gives all developers an awesome deal"

Total War: Pharaoh

Total War: Pharaoh dev drops the price on the strategy game, deletes its deluxe editions, partly refunds all players, and gives paid DLC out for free

By Austin Wood published

news "We think this is a fairer cost of the game for players"

best FromSoftware games

After 10 years, hidden messages in Dark Souls have been found in the last place anyone thought to look

By Austin Wood published

news FromSoftware ended up burying some in-game messages in Dark Souls patches

Starfield NPC behind a desk

Starfield design lead says players are "disconnected" from how games are actually made: "Don't fool yourself into thinking you know why it is the way it is"

By Austin Wood published

news "I can guess what it takes to make a Hostess Twinkie, but I don't work in the factory"

Baldur's Gate 3

I thought I'd hate Baldur's Gate 3 and now it's my GOTY – but I'll probably never play it again

By Austin Wood published

Features Opinion | How I learned to love screwing up in Baldur's Gate 3

Die In the Dungeon

I haven't felt this way about a roguelike since I first played Slay the Spire – it took real willpower to stop playing and write this article

By Austin Wood last updated

news I'm obsessed with the demo for Die In the Dungeon

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom powers abilities

Zelda leads were blown away by what Tears of the Kingdom players made with Ultrahand: "It's beyond even the development team's imagination"

By Austin Wood published

news "Oh man, they kind of one-upped me"