Latest articles by Austin Wood
Original Final Fantasy programmer reappears after years of silence, casually says writing his legendary code "was pretty simple" and it could even be better
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"
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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"
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"
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
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
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
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
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"
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"
Feature "Once I beat the Elden Beast and Radagon, I felt like anything was possible"
Why have Nintendo trailers been flooded with water buffalo memes? Thank these Switch 2 leak enthusiasts, who I fear are losing it at this point
News No trailer can escape the buffalo
7 years later, Monster Hunter World player finally beats the whole game without using weapons, mostly with a Street Fighter Hadoken emote dealing 13 damage at a time
News UncleAaronT is a hunter of focus, commitment, and Street Fighter emotes
Ubisoft "won't comment" on reports of Tencent buyout, only says it's "exploring different options" and "will inform the market if and when a transaction materializes"
News Ubisoft repeatedly evaded questions about Tencent's rumored involvement
Official Marvel Rivals stats show Mantis dominates, Magik is a sleeper hit, everyone loves Jeff even if he kind of sucks, and Black Widow is in the dumpster
News The Hero Hot List is here with the best pick rates and win rates from Season 0
Analyst predicts Switch 2 supply will struggle with "significant early demand surge," PS5 will still end up the best-selling hardware for US in 2025
News Circana forecasts 4.3 million units Switch 2 units sold in the US by the end of the year
"If your cake is trash, nobody wants to eat it": At a tough time for Destiny 2, Bungie drops an Exotic mission promising vampire vibes, a cool shotgun, and a finale with bite
Feature Interview | The making of Kell's Fall, the core of Act 3 of Destiny 2's Episode 2: Revenant
