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 senior 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, all while playing as many roguelikes as possible.
Latest articles by Austin Wood
After finishing its 10-year journey, Destiny 2 comes full circle as the first gun in the series destroys PvP after it's reborn as the new Exotic Khvostov 7G-0X
By Austin Wood published
news The Light and Darkness saga has brought us back to where we started: gripping Khvostov
Valve says "more players than ever are choosing to play Steam games with a controller," and nearly 60% of them are on team Xbox
By Austin Wood published
news Controller use on Steam has tripled in six years
Hades 2 takes another big step forward with Patch 3, and the devs are "now focusing on our first Major Update slated for later this year"
By Austin Wood published
news It sounds like patches will be a bit smaller for a while
This Sorcery in Shadow of the Erdtree is the most broken thing I've seen since day-one Elden Ring, Intel or Faith builds can use it, and I can't believe it hasn't been nerfed
By Austin Wood published
news If it bleeds, this Sorcery can kill it
All Destiny 2 Exotic Class Item perks for Prismatic builds
By Will Sawyer last updated
Guide The Final Shape introduces an Exotic Class Item to Destiny 2 that lets you combine Exotic armor perks
Helldivers 2 director stands by FromSoftware in the difficulty discourse as Hidetaka Miyazaki doubles down on making hard games: "Always cater to a select audience"
By Austin Wood published
news Arrowhead has been saying it for years: "A game for everyone is a game for no one"
Elden Ring sleuth cracks Shadow of the Erdtree to unmask NPCs, finds a new nod to Berserk manga: "This is From's most Guts-like guy in a long list of Guts-like guys"
By Austin Wood published
news Turns out the Blackgaol Knight is a Guts lookalike under that helm
I finally got to play my most-anticipated open-world game, and Hyper Light Breaker is just the roguelike I was hoping for
By Austin Wood published
Features Preview | Hands-on with Hyper Light Breaker, a bold follow-up to 2016's Drifter
I'm convinced this small area in Shadow of the Erdtree is a reference to the Miyazaki-directed FromSoft game that started it all: Demon's Souls
By Austin Wood published
news Look me in the eyes and say this is a coincidence
Capcom's weirdest game in years won me over in 10 minutes, and it's suddenly the thing I'm most excited to see from the publisher in 2024
By Austin Wood published
Features Preview | Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is sandwiched between Dragon's Dogma 2 and Monster Hunter Wilds
As CEOs chase infinite growth, Hidetaka Miyazaki says FromSoftware gets "better games and better decisions" from a "conservative forecast" with "room to fail"
By Austin Wood published
news FromSoftware is playing it safe even after Elden Ring's explosive success
"It's not like we wanted to distance ourselves from Persona": How Metaphor ReFantazio turned years of work on JRPG icons into what's now my most-wanted game of 2024
By Austin Wood published
Features Interview | Director Katsura Hashino and character designer Shigenori Soejima, both Persona 5 veterans, dive deep on Metaphor: ReFantazio
How to beat Rellana, Twin Moon Knight in Shadow of the Erdtree
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide One of the first major bosses in the Elden Ring DLC is the Twin Moon Knight Rellana
Bungie walks back Destiny 2: The Final Shape raid changes, removing unpopular Surges – and confirming you were taking 32% more damage and dealing 33% less
By Austin Wood published
news Salvation's Edge was, it seems, a little too hard
FromSoftware warns Elden Ring patch 1.12 might stunlock your Steam Deck: Going "inactive for more than 5 minutes may stop the game from accepting inputs"
By Austin Wood published
News "A hotfix is being worked on," the dev says
Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco says what FromSoftware probably should have: Shadow of the Erdtree "rivals the scope of a standalone game"
By Austin Wood published
news "This campaign is unparalleled in its scale and by far our most ambitious for an expansion," says Bandai marketing exec
Hollow Knight: Silksong is "not in dev hell," says tester who finds fan cynicism "disheartening" but agrees developer Team Cherry "should be better" at communicating
By Austin Wood published
news "Every software dev cycle ever. Sets internal dates, misses them all the time"
I finally spoke to the director of the 21-year-old JRPG that kicked my teeth in, and I didn't expect an apology: "Shin Megami Tensei 3 is the hardest game I think I've ever made"
By Austin Wood published
news Katsura Hashino explains Nocturne's reputation
Sekiro was a "turning point" for FromSoftware, says Hidetaka Miyazaki, who thinks the studio's games can still get faster: "There's one more level we can crank it up to"
By Austin Wood published
news What's next? Mechiro?
Destiny 2 servers stumble as Bungie releases a Grandmaster version of The Final Shape's 12-man Excision but some players struggle to sign in at all
By Austin Wood published
News Whisper it: maintenance has been extended
Now this is Shadow of the Erdtree prep: Elden Ring mad lad turns every enemy (and animal) into DLC gatekeepers Mohg and Radahn, still beats the game in 9 hours
By Austin Wood published
news It is simultaneously easier and harder than it sounds
Fantasian, the lovely JRPG quietly released by Final Fantasy mastermind Hironobu Sakaguchi years ago, is escaping Apple jail and coming to consoles and PC this year
By Austin Wood published
news Fantasian: Neo Dimension is straight from Hironobu Sakaguchi and Nobuo Uematsu
Is JRPG a good word? Persona 5 director and character designer weigh in ahead of their new game Metaphor ReFantazio: "You can call this a JRPG if you want"
By Austin Wood published
news "For me, as a creator, it's a positive"