Latest articles by Austin Wood
The fight against Helldivers 2's Automaton horde just got easier: 2 new guns are here, including the long-rumored Heavy Machine Gun
news Please also enjoy the Quasar Cannon launcher
Tens of thousands salute Helldivers 2 player who passed away, game director says "I will speak to the team on how to remember one of the fallen"
news "He will be sent off with full honors"
Baldur's Gate 3's merchants complained to Larian again, so the RPG's latest hotfix stops "letting you generate gold" using cheesy exploits
news No more black holes at checkout
I beat the Stellar Blade demo boss over 20 times so this action RPG is doing something right
Features Hands-on| Stellar Blade feels less than stellar in its demo, but still pretty good
RuneScape creator answers our biggest questions about his new MMO Brighter Shores: classes, professions, monetization, and a TTRPG open world
Features Interview | Brighter Shores does, in fact, sound a fair bit like RuneScape
How a stolen car led the creator of mega mod Stardew Valley Expanded to "every modder's dream" of working with Eric Barone on update 1.6
News "It was always kind of a dream of mine, but I never asked him even though we both live in Seattle"
Notoriously horny artist says he couldn't help but apply his NSFW jiggle skills to the food and characters of strategy RPG Unicorn Overlord
news Vanillaware's Shigatake simply had to
Helldivers 2 seems to accuse its own creative director of "dissident concealment" as the cover-up ends and flying bugs are confirmed real
news "The abruptness of the evolution indicates a high possibility of dissident concealment"
In a rare message from Helldivers 2 Game Master Joel, Arrowhead confirms the war is bugged and not being tracked properly amid a spike in crashes after a new patch
news Joel wants a fair fight, but the wrong kind of bug is causing a problem
Helldivers 2 Game Master Joel claps back with a tough new major order: liberate 5 planets in 3 days to secure our "economic future"
news Helldivers 2 players were just celebrating a win, but the fight is back on
Destiny 2's new Onslaught mode looks like the Call of Duty Zombies-style horde mode the MMO has always been perfect for, and Bungie thinks it's impossible to solo
news Into the Light adds a big, free three-player activity in April
I restarted Dragon's Dogma 7 times in a row trying to make the perfect character, but for Dragon's Dogma 2 I'm making the weirdest RPG build possible
Features Opinion | Dragon's Dogma does RPG classes differently, and we should all go nuts with it
After 27 years, puzzle and adventure game icon Riven is getting an Unreal Engine 5 remake with new content from original dev Cyan Worlds, due later this year
news Riven: New Discoveries From the Lost D’ni Empire is now just Riven
Marvel's Midnight Suns guide and everything you need to know
Guide Important tips and tricks for Marvel's Midnight Suns, from Friendships to team composition
"The game industry is f***ed": Indie devs are dying off because getting funding is a battlefield right now, even for critically acclaimed veterans
news As the games industry contracts, some smaller devs are getting boxed out
RuneScape creator says his new game is "not a traditional MMO where you play, get to the endgame, and that's where the game actually starts"
news "It is more about the journey than it is about the endgame," says Andrew Gower
As the creator of RuneScape tells me about his new MMO, it sounds like a dream game for folks who want a "nice, relaxing escape" – especially RuneScape fans
news Brighter Shores strikes me almost as a sister game to Gower's defining MMO
RuneScape creator says his new MMO doesn't have to worry about investors: "There's no publishers, no one breathing down my neck ... I want people to enjoy my game"
News Andrew Gower's new MMO is entirely self-funded
Palworld devs tease upcoming patch with the Pal task management menu players have wanted since launch 2 months ago: "Enjoy some relaxing base management"
news Finally, you can tell Pals what and what not to do back at base
Helldivers 2 has been a masterclass in making live service games fun, from handling balance patches to surprising players with unannounced updates
Opinion Opinion | Helldivers 2 is a live service game that actually feels like it needs to be live
The fantasy anime I've waited literally 15 years for is finally airing next month and I simply will not shut up until you watch it
news There's still nothing else quite like Spice and Wolf
Helldivers 2 propaganda hits a new peak as devs lie about flying bugs while players forge documents: "These traitors are working overtime to fill your heads with lies"
news Don't believe the lies, cadet
Helldivers 2 players are closing in on their first "permanent" win in the bug war, so surely nothing will go horribly wrong when game master Joel presses a big red button
news "Breaking: Helldivers to permanently contain bugs"
