Heather Wald
I started out writing for the games section of a student-run website as an undergrad, and continued to write about games in my free time during retail and temp jobs for a number of years. Eventually, I earned an MA in magazine journalism at Cardiff University, and soon after got my first official role in the industry as a content editor for Stuff magazine. After writing about all things tech and games-related, I then did a brief stint as a freelancer before I landed my role as a staff writer here at GamesRadar+. Now I get to write features, previews, and reviews, and when I'm not doing that, you can usually find me lost in any one of the Dragon Age or Mass Effect games, tucking into another delightful indie, or drinking far too much tea for my own good.
Latest articles by Heather Wald
Star Wars Outlaws: The Big Preview
By Josh West published
Big Preview This month we are diving into Star Wars Outlaws, the highly-anticipated open-world Star Wars game from Massive Entertainment
Star Wars Outlaws is one of the most ambitious open-world games of 2024, and it was inspired by a single sentence
By Heather Wald published
Preview Preview | I visited the Massive studio in Malmo, Sweden for a behind-the-scenes look at Star Wars Outlaws, from its inception to its open-world ambitions, and more
Life by You cancelation and everything we know about Paradox's life sim
By Heather Wald last updated
Features Sims competitor Life by You has been canceled as of June 17, 2024
Hollow Knight Silksong: Everything we know so far
By Hirun Cryer last updated
Features There's still time for Hollow Knight: Silksong to surprise us this year
The 25 best Nintendo 3DS games of all-time
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Best List With this list of the best 3DS games, you'll never be bored of Nintendo's finest handheld
Marvel's Wolverine PS5: Everything we know so far
By Josh West last updated
Features Upcoming PS5 exclusive Marvel's Wolverine is currently in development at Insomniac Games
Best two-player Switch games that let you team up with a friend or family member
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Features The best two-player Switch games for multiplayer mayhem
Upcoming Star Wars games: Every new Star Wars game announced so far
By Heather Wald last updated
Features These upcoming Star Wars games from various acclaimed developers are coming soon to a galaxy near you
Dragon Age The Veilguard: Everything you need to know
By Heather Wald last updated
Features BioWare's long-awaited Dragon Age 4, officially titled Dragon Age The Veilguard is finally on the way
10 games like The Sims 4 that will let you live a virtual life
By Heather Wald last updated
Features Games like The Sims 4 that will have you meddling and matchmaking
Life is Strange Double Exposure - everything we know so far about Max Caulfield's return
By Heather Wald published
News Everything we know so far about Life is Strange Double Exposure from Deck Nine Games
I saw Dragon Age: The Veilguard up close and spoke to BioWare: Here are the 5 coolest details, including the best character creator the studio's ever put in an RPG
By Heather Wald published
Interview Interview | Diving into Dragon Age: The Veilguard gameplay with creative director John Epler
Assassin's Creed Shadows will let you play most of the RPG as one protagonist, as Ubisoft says "we're not really strong-arming anyone to switch back"
By Hirun Cryer published
News You can switch between Naoe and Yasuke as often or as little as you like
Assassin's Creed Shadows: Everything we know so far about Ubisoft's next RPG
By Josh West last updated
Features Assassin's Creed Shadows launches on November 15
Upcoming Ubisoft games: Every new Ubisoft game in development
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson last updated
Upcoming Anno 117: Pax Romana just joined the upcoming Ubisoft games on our radar
I watched the same mission play out in Assassin's Creed Shadows in two very different ways and now I can't stop thinking about the possibilities
By Heather Wald published
Preview Preview | "We tried to go and change the formula as much as we could"
In Star Wars Outlaws, I escaped an Imperial space station, swiped a relic, and fell in love with Kay and Nix's teamwork
By Heather Wald published
Preview Preview | I tried out three different missions in Star Wars Outlaws and Kay and Nix's teamwork was a constant highlight
Star Wars Outlaw's fan-favorite creature Nix is more than an adorable companion, its director sees him and protagonist Kay as "one character"
By Catherine Lewis published
News Nix serves as an "extra long third arm" for Kay Vess, as well as being her cute bestie
Upcoming Xbox Series X games for 2024 and beyond
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Features All the new and upcoming Xbox Series X games confirmed to launch this year and further afield
South of Midnight: Everything we know so far
By Heather Wald last updated
The first gameplay for South of Midnight is out in the wild, an upcoming Xbox exclusive slated for 2025
Perfect Dark: Everything we know about the Xbox Series X exclusive so far
By Josh West last updated
Features Perfect Dark stunned us at the Xbox Games Showcase 2024
Fable 4: Everything we know so far about the new Fable game
By Heather Wald last updated
Features Our latest look at Playground Games' Fable has us more hyped than ever
Upcoming PC games for 2024 and beyond
By Josh West last updated
Upcoming PC Games All the upcoming PC games worth noting, from Indiana Jones to Assassin's Creed Shadows