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 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.

Articles by: Austin Wood

Destiny 2 concept art

"We want it to feel a little broken": The Final Shape lights Destiny 2 on fire with a new subclass combining all abilities and 2-in-1 Exotics with random rolls

By Austin Wood published

news Every build in Destiny 2 may well be replaced by Prismatic

Battlefield 2042 guns weapons season 1

Looks like Battlefield is finally returning to "single-player experiences," and EA brought in the Dead Space Remake devs to help get it right

By Austin Wood published

news Devs from Motive join DICE for "connected multiplayer experiences and single-player"

Castlevania auction

Holy Grail NES Castlevania sells for over $90,000, losing bidder predicts "a $250K flip" but the buyer says he wanted "the first game my mom ever bought me"

By Austin Wood published

news "The search is over after 23 years"

Helldivers 2 intro cutscene helldiver thumbs up

Helldivers 2 rocked by "rogue item" promising new Stratagems, dev tells players to avoid "Catalog Expansion" upgrade or who knows what could happen

By Austin Wood published

news I'm honestly not sure if this is a leak, a bug, cut content, or a teaser – but probably a bug

Buckshot Roulette

The latest unexpected Steam hit is a $3 must-play and it may still hit greater heights after nearly 7,000 glowing reviews as the dev looks to add multiplayer

By Austin Wood published

news Buckshot Roulette is an ingenious, tabletop-esque experience

Kimi ni Todoke - From Me to You Season 3

After 13 years, one of my favorite romance anime is miraculously getting a new season on Netflix – and the first trailer is so good it hurts

By Austin Wood published

news Kimi ni Todoke - From Me to You is back with a season 3

Honkai Impact 3rd

What's next for Honkai Impact 3rd, the Genshin Impact dev's original hit RPG: Girl friends, aerial combat, and a "point of entry for newcomers" after 7 years of lore

By Austin Wood published

Features Interview | Honkai Impact 3rd Part 2 is a comprehensive update for a surprisingly old game

Wynncraft MMO in Minecraft

After 11 years, Minecraft's biggest MMO is tackling the genre's biggest problem: making enough endgame content when MMO players always want more

By Austin Wood published

Features Wynncraft faces the same challenge as giants like World of Warcraft

Destiny 2 Into the Light weapons

Destiny 2 is bringing back some of the most broken guns in the MMO's history, but Bungie says they're less broken now

By Austin Wood published

news Recluse, The Mountaintop, and Luna's Howl are back

Helldivers 2 Warbond

New Helldivers 2 Warbond coming next week, and it's got a grenade pistol, explosive crossbow, and a Booster for shorter Extraction times

By Austin Wood published

news I need that Extraction Booster immediately

Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 dev offers rare insight into how Major Orders and the Galactic War get written: "It's not as fun of a story if we just steamroll the Automatons and win"

By Austin Wood published

news "No matter what happens with the MOs, there's going to be a fun narrative set up"

Windblown

The new roguelike from the Dead Cells devs looks like an incredible co-op Hades where the dodge is intentionally overpowered

By Austin Wood published

news In an extended preview, Windblown looks like exactly what I was hoping for

Helldivers 2 Factory Strider

Oh no, Helldivers 2 players are also getting wrecked by new Automaton Factory Striders that are built like Star Wars AT-ATs and apparently spawn waves of Devastators

By Austin Wood published

news You'll want to kill them quick, but they aren't easy to take down

No Rest for the Wicked

Ori boss on why the studio's new action RPG isn't $70: "We're not hiring hundreds of people just to create an illusion for shareholders that we're growing"

By Austin Wood published

News "And we have a history at Moon of charging a bit less than we probably could"

The Witcher 4 Polaris

The Witcher 4 won't be "The Witcher 3 in new clothing," CDPR says "we will be adding new gameplay elements and new mechanics" to the RPG

By Austin Wood published

news Expect things "that you have not seen in our previous games"

Helldivers 2 story trailer

After a failed Major Order, Helldivers 2 boss says the devs are "talking about" making planets clearer, one player-made idea is "surprisingly close to what we had"

By Austin Wood published

news Sometimes managed democracy needs some extra managing

Helldivers 2

After weeks of attrition, Helldivers 2 players took Malevelon Creek in just hours following a new Major Order – but the bots already want it back

By Austin Wood last updated

news We've liberated the Creek at last – now we have to defend it

Hyper Light Breaker

Dev on my most-anticipated open-world game talks about the exact things I was hoping for: roguelike build-crafting and cool hoverboards in Hyper Light Breaker

By Austin Wood published

news Hyper Light Breaker is the latest from the Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash studio

Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2's war on Automatons is going way too well, and new signs point to a major twist from Game Master Joel coming soon

By Austin Wood published

news There's no way the latest Major Order is going to end cleanly

Alan Wake 2 trailer

Helldivers 2 devs got a letter from Alan Wake himself, and it's great: "Their righteous crusade had spread like wildfire, gained thousands, millions of followers"

By Austin Wood published

news Alan Wake is a fan, now let's get him on the frontlines

Helldivers 2

It's time, Helldivers 2 community: Malevelon Creek is a liberation target next to the new Major Order to take out an Automaton factory in Game Master Joel's latest plot

By Austin Wood published

news We're off to storm Tibit to shut down the bots, and the Creek is right next door

Screenshot of Gale from Baldur's Gate 3 trailer shown at The Game Awards 2022

"You're an idiot," Baldur's Gate 3 boss says of studios firing critical technical artists, and "anyway, we're hiring them to come work for us"

By Austin Wood published

news "They can define so many things and they know your games"

Unicorn Overlord

Strategy RPG Unicorn Overlord is my GOTY so far, and I knew it would be from the moment I was up until 1am in a 3-hour battle hopelessly under-leveled

By Austin Wood published

Features Opinion | Unicorn Overlord is incredibly intense, if you want it to be

Dragon's Dogma 2

Game devs praise Dragon's Dogma 2's insta-kill arrow, which saves the game when you use it: "Might be the funniest game design candy I've seen in a AAA video game in a long time"

By Austin Wood published

news "The designer I'm not brave enough to be"

Helldivers 2

The fight against Helldivers 2's Automaton horde just got easier: 2 new guns are here, including the long-rumored Heavy Machine Gun

By Austin Wood published

news Please also enjoy the Quasar Cannon launcher

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