Latest articles by Austin Wood
It's taken 4 years and roughly $900 million, but Genshin Impact is a better open-world RPG than ever after update 5.0
Feature Genshin Impact's new Natlan region is the best this open-world game has to offer
EA execs say generative AI is "not merely a buzzword for us, it's the very core of our business," then pretend to tell a computer to generate buildings live on stage
news The demonstration "depicts early-stage concept only"
EA says Respawn is working on "the final chapter" of Star Wars Jedi, and over 40 million people have played the first 2
news Star Wars Jedi is approaching the end
The early hero of Helldivers 2's big September 17 update is the Thermite Grenade, which Arrowhead buffed from 100 to 2,000 democracy-delivering explosion damage
news The Thermite Grenade went from underwhelming to overwhelming overnight
Skate 4 is finally launching in early access in 2025 after 4 years of teasers and playtests
news Skate, or rather Skate 4, is finally coming next year
Former Capcom, Ubisoft, and Riot devs team up for a co-op action RPG with a dash of roguelikes and a heaping helping of magical girls, and boy is it pretty
news Starlight Re:Volver also sports MMO-lite social elements on online servers
GTA 6 will sell "for 10+ years," and because "there is no competition" Rockstar is "not going to release the game until they're 100% happy with it," reckons former GTA dev
news Grand Theft Auto 6 is poised to be a seismic, enduring hit
Intel reportedly lost a PS6 deal worth $30 billion to AMD, with Sony eyeing next-gen backwards compatibility
news On the heels of the PS5 Pro, the PS6 looks to be AMD-powered
It took me 14 hours to 100% the amazing Metroidvania Ender Lilies, and just days later the dev announced that the 35-hour sequel launches in a few months
news Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist will leave Steam Early Access in January
Elden Ring randomly buffed the famously overpowered Brass Shield after 2 years, and I have never been so desperate to ask Hidetaka Miyazaki "why"
news If you weren't using the Brass Shield already, you'd best get one
Gearbox marks 5 years of Borderlands 3 with another loot-packed Shift Code to help tide fans over: "We're excited to have you along for Borderlands 4"
news Get some more free loot keys in Borderlands 3
Turn-based fantasy RPG Arco packs big, branching decisions into a small and stunning not-Western world – now I see what all the fuss was about
Indie Spotlight Indie Spotlight | Arco is a real-time turn-based tactics game with lush pixel art and and a lusher setting
This Destiny 2 fix is an all-timer: a gun designed to kill Barrier Champions was dealing 40% less damage to barriers and "not correctly" getting a 67% damage bonus
news Apologize to Eriana's Vow immediately
Helldivers 2 devs weren't kidding about huge buffs coming this month – the Railgun is about to utterly destroy large enemies: "We kind of quadrupled that"
news The big September 17 Helldivers 2 update gets juicier by the day
Dragon Age: The Veilguard reveals a clever little solution to every RPG's companion problem
news BioWare's latest crop of companions have unique "Exploration Abilities" that you can keep handy
2 years later, Elden Ring players dig out their 'I beat Radahn before the nerf' stickers as early runs show FromSoftware really took a bat to Shadow of the Erdtree's final boss
news Promised Consort Radahn isn't the oppressive force he once was
Forget the final boss nerf, the new Elden Ring DLC patch just made a garbage talisman a must-have for some weapons and even buffed my favorite swords and spells
news Rellana's Twin Moons, Twin Blades, and Cameo talisman all got huge buffs
Diablo 4 may have peaked because players are now dealing literally infinite damage on the PTR server, and by players obviously I mean a Whirlwind Barbarian
news This, uh, won't be making it to the live game
The coolest part of the PS5 Pro is PlayStation doubling down on one of PC gaming's best FPS boosters with PSSR
news PlayStation's new super sampling solution could end up being the best part of the beefy PS5
Sony says the $700 PS5 Pro "may" stabilize or improve performance of over 8,500 backward compatible PS4 games, while 40+ PS5 games will get Pro patches in November
news PS5 Pro Game Boost and Enhanced Image Quality could boost PS4 games
Destiny 2 is experimenting with Metroidvania and roguelike DNA as Bungie admits "Destiny is too complex" and "you practically need a PhD to decide what to play"
news Bungie wants to change things up and also make things simpler
On the heels of Concord's flop, PlayStation rolls out an official survey gauging players on its biggest live service win: Helldivers 2
news Hello, do you have a moment to talk about Helldivers 2?
Bungie confirms Destiny 2 is done with annual expansions and Episodes – now the MMO will get 2 "medium-sized" expansions plus 4 free updates a year
news Codename: Apollo is Destiny 2's next expansion, a "nonlinear" adventure
