Austin Wood
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

Monster Hunter Wilds lead was also crushed by Monster Hunter World's brutal decoration RNG: "I ended up finishing the game without having completed my build"
By Austin Wood published
News Monster Hunter Wilds uses a different system to guarantee key skills

Genshin Impact announces a huge change for update 5.5: your custom-made artifacts can't be absolute trash anymore, so hold onto your Sanctifying Elixirs
By Austin Wood published
News Crafting an artifact will now guarantee a few relevant rolls

Monster Hunter Wilds is already shaping up to be a multiplayer powerhouse that defines 2025
By Austin Wood published
Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | Why a new Monster Hunter is always exciting, and what Monster Hunter Wilds does differently

"One in 10" game developers were laid off in the past year, GDC survey of 3,000+ devs finds: "We set impossible goals and then fire everyone if they prove to be impossible"
By Austin Wood published
News 58% of surveyed devs were in some way worried about future layoffs

Buy more indie games, says Balatro developer, as the roguelike card game sails past 5 million copies sold: "There's some amazing stuff out there!"
By Austin Wood published
News "The last few weeks have been pretty wild."

Marvel Rivals player hits Grandmaster rank without dealing a single point of damage, all while role-playing Rocket Raccoon: "It honestly just kinda happened"
By Austin Wood published
News "Rocket's got yer back"

Original Final Fantasy programmer reappears after years of silence, casually says writing his legendary code "was pretty simple" and it could even be better
By Austin Wood published
News Nasir Gebelli remains a programming icon and a pillar of JRPG history

Old School RuneScape gets one of 2025's first Steam review bombs after survey gauges in-game ads and price hikes: "To read this review, please upgrade to the Deluxe package"
By Austin Wood published
News The wave of RuneScape player outrage has reached Steam

Two of the most loyal MMO communities grab pitchforks and cancel subscriptions after RuneScape survey mentions paying $350 a year, in-game ads, and paid player support
By Austin Wood published
News RuneScape and Old School RuneScape players agree this ain't good

After handheld PCs like the Steam Deck cribbed from Nintendo Switch, the Switch 2's new Joy-Cons could harness PC gaming's most powerful weapon: the mouse
By Austin Wood published
Feature Nintendo turning the Joy-Con into a makeshift gaming mouse could be a big deal

First Nintendo Switch 2 hands-on opportunity coming at global events starting in April – registration opens January 17, but tickets will be a random lottery
By Austin Wood published
News A Nintendo Online account will be required to participate

The latest Metaphor: ReFantazio patch added a feature that I really wanted in my 100-hour playthrough of this massive JRPG
By Austin Wood published
News All that menu time adds up, people

"We screwed up on this one," Riot admits, promising League of Legends updates for Blue Essence and Account XP amid player backlash
By Austin Wood published
News Blue Essence and XP figures will be changed in upcoming updates, with a bonus paid out soon

The folks behind some of the best anime-style games of the past 5 years have a cyberpunk game out this week, and it's my first must-try Metroidvania of 2025
By Austin Wood published
News Blade Chimera is the latest from Team Ladybug, Playism, and WSS Playground

The Sims 4 is getting "huge" base game updates for the series' 25th anniversary, including a new main menu and over 70 items
By Austin Wood published
News Base game homes just got updated, too

The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2077 devs praise and support vampire RPG from former CDPR staff: "These games have shared lineage and shared values"
By Austin Wood published
News As The Blood of Dawnwalker reveals a few early snippets of gameplay

Palworld's multi-million player launch was originally in the hands of just one server guy who was "trying his best"
By Austin Wood published
News Pocketpair wasn't ready for such a huge turnout, and nobody probably could've been

Watch in awe as an Elden Ring master, playing with a saxophone that goes "doot," finally wrecks Malenia in 45 seconds without getting hit
By Austin Wood published
News Sometimes it really is that simple, just takes a little practice

PowerWash Simulator is ending support for VR, "a platform which costs us more than it makes," after just 14 months
By Austin Wood published
News No new updates planned, but the VR version and your saves aren't going away

Metal Gear Solid Delta and Assassin's Creed Mirage reportedly coming to Nintendo Switch 2 as third-party support revs up
By Austin Wood published
News Ubisoft is reportedly preparing "over half a dozen" games for Switch 2

"It's not Escape from Tarkov," but an extraction twist gives open-world roguelike Hyper Light Breaker an edge – plus it comes with one of the best indie games of 2016
By Austin Wood published
Hyper Light Breaker comes with Hyper Light Drifter for a limited time

The Destiny 2 dev behind Titan's game-changing Banner of War was also on its new Exotic shotgun Slayer's Fang: "I gotta live up to this, especially as my first gun"
By Austin Wood published
News The making of Slayer's Fang, the crown jewel of Kell's Fall

Meet Elden Ring's new community hero, the Elder Lord, a 72-year-old gamer with over 700 hours and New Game+7 beaten: "It was impossible, but I did it anyway"
By Austin Wood published
Feature "Once I beat the Elden Beast and Radagon, I felt like anything was possible"
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