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 12DOVE 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

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's Henry comes to Baldur's Gate 3 thanks to a mod commission, and our RPG hero is predictably scared and horny: "Henry’s romance could go anywhere, I think. Maybe Karlach"
By Austin Wood last updated
News "I don’t think he’ll be using magic at all, as a rule. It scares him!"

"It's almost like printing money": Former Sony exec says PC ports of PlayStation games are too valuable to ignore, and he wanted to see more first-party games come to PC
By Austin Wood published
News Shuhei Yoshida says he pushed for PC ports before Sony fully supported the idea

Lord of the Rings life sim Tales of the Shire delayed again, now coming in July: "Every detail will be just right"
By Austin Wood published
News After lukewarm demo reception, Tales of the Shire slips to the summer

After 14 years, Elden Ring Nightreign brings back an iconic Dark Souls boss and gives him some frankly hilarious new tricks
By Issy van der Velde published
News Centipede Demon is back, and its heads do weirder stuff now

As Switch 2 approaches, original Xbox designer says console power doesn't matter anymore because content is king, and he "would not have done things the same way" Microsoft has
By Austin Wood published
News "How they managed that brand and the story going forward is not my f***ing fault," said Seamus Blackley

Is there a Cyberpunk 2077 New Game Plus mode?
By Ford James last updated
Guide There may not be an official New Game Plus mode yet, but that isn't the end of the story

Steam Next Fest hasn’t even started, but I’m already obsessed with the subtly Soulslike demo for this “hardcore” action RPG with over 3,000 reviews of its own
By Austin Wood published
News The First Berserker: Khazan makes a great first impression

Overwatch 2 director doesn't want to go back to the "chaos" or "really low lows" of Overwatch's launch, but "there is a shift in that direction" to let players feel powerful
By Austin Wood published
news Overwatch 2 is embracing power in Stadium and beyond

All Elden Ring Nightreign classes and abilities
By Will Sawyer last updated
Guide Elden Ring Nightreign has a selection of character classes you can choose from before starting a run, each with unique abilities

The random events in Elden Ring Nightreign are the funniest thing FromSoftware's ever cooked up, from a rain of ants to Morgott jump scares
By Austin Wood published
news It's Morgott from the top rope!

Hyper Light Breaker devs were "caught off guard a bit by how oppressive the difficulty was for players," even if some people are "very upset that we’ve made it easier"
By Austin Wood published
News There's no pleasing everyone

Best Monster Hunter Wilds weapons tier list
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide Our weapon tier list for the MH Wilds Beta has all the best gear for hunter

Elden Ring Nightreign is the first FromSoftware game where co-op isn't jank, and the team synergy already feels amazing
By Austin Wood published
Feature Elden Ring Nightreign is built for a group, so group up

"If someone can’t play the game, the game sucks": Hyper Light Breaker devs explain what went wrong with their open-world roguelike and how they're fixing it
By Austin Wood published
Feature Inside Heart Machine's plans for Hyper Light Breaker, from the new roadmap to top-level ideas

Elden Ring Nightreign feels like a modded version of FromSoftware's best game ever – and after 3 hours, I only wanted to play more
By Austin Wood last updated
Feature Preview | Hands-on with Elden Ring Nightreign, FromSoftware's weirdest game yet

Lies of P DLC Overture is coming this summer and almost sounds like a full prequel: "I wonder if we subconsciously aimed to create a 'developers’ cut' of Lies of P"
By Austin Wood published
News Overture takes us back to the start of the puppet massacre

Former GTA 5 lead properly shows off his new city-sized action game coming this summer, and yep, it looks like Cyberpunk 2077 meets GTA
By Austin Wood published
News MindsEye, the latest from Rockstar North's Leslie Benzies, is due this year

Metal Gear Solid 3 remake release date confirms the PlayStation leak: Snake returns this August
By Austin Wood published
News Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater gets a new (also leaked) trailer

Monster Hunter Wilds has already revealed its first free update, and it's adding one of my all-time favorite monsters this spring
By Austin Wood published
News Monster Hunter Wilds starts its post-launch journey with Mizutsune

All Elden Ring Nightreign bosses so far
By Will Sawyer published
Guide It wouldn't be a FromSoft game without bosses, and Elden Ring Nightreign has plenty from the Elden Ring and Dark Souls catalogue

Elden Ring Nightreign launches this May, costs $40, and already has DLC cooking
By Iain Harris published
News The Elden Ring Nightreign release date is closer than expected

Elden Ring Nightreign collector's edition revealed: $200 gets you 24 centimeters of hero and a proper artbook, or drop $190 for another fancy helmet
By Austin Wood published
News The digital deluxe edition also comes with the DLC and a bunch of other goodies

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 dev says the RPG is a "welcoming" hardcore game, and he "can never understand" how people play Elden Ring: "I'm just not good at the combat"
By Austin Wood published
News "It doesn't really matter how long a game is" as long as it has enough unique ideas

Monster Hunter Wilds devs know players love the beta's buggy origami monsters: "It was a nice thing to see that people were enjoying it in a way that they were having fun"
By Austin Wood published
News The Monster Hunter Wilds beta is back, and so are the low-poly monsters

Days after EA CEO suggests players crave live service guff, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 boss says their single-player RPG made all its money back in one day
By Austin Wood published
News Amid Dragon Age: The Veilguard underperformance, Andrew Wilson reckoned players seek "shared-world" features
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