Articles by Dashiell Wood, Gaming Editor

Dash is an experienced tech journalist who currently serves as the Gaming Editor at TechRadar, where he helps oversee coverage of video games and related products.

Before joining the team, he was Contributing Writer at PLAY (formerly Official PlayStation Magazine) and has also written articles for many of the UK's biggest gaming magazines including Edge, PC Gamer, and SFX.

Now, when he's not getting his greasy little mitts on the newest hardware or gaming gadget, he can be found listening to J-pop or feverishly devouring the latest Nintendo Switch otome.

Articles by: Dashiell Wood

Sorry Black Ops 7, my new most anticipated first-person shooter is full of anime girls with guns

By Dashiell Wood published 20 August 25

Fate Trigger is my new most anticipated FPS after its Opening Night Live 2025 appearance.

Sony Inzone audio product at Gamescom 2025.

Sony has just unveiled two new pieces of Inzone gaming audio gear and PS5 owners should take note

By Dashiell Wood published 20 August 25

Sony has unveiled the new Inzone H9 II and Inzone E9 gaming audio gear.

I threw a glass bottle at a giant zombie woman in Resident Evil Requiem, then she turned around and bit my head off

By Dashiell Wood published 20 August 25

Resident Evil Requiem delivers some serious scares in our first hands-on.

A Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 reveal trailer promotional screenshot.

The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 gameplay reveal trailer has convinced me that it's never been more over

By Dashiell Wood published 19 August 25

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 got a new trailer at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025, but I wasn't impressed.

A photo from inside Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025.

Everything announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 from the Sekiro anime to the new Ghost of Yotei mode

By Dashiell Wood last updated 19 August 25

Our coverage of Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 now the event is over.

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S brings one of my favorite puzzle games to Nintendo Switch 2, but it's hard to argue that this port isn't a rip-off for existing fans

By Dashiell Wood published 15 August 25

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S is a middling port of a sublime puzzle game.

Think you know your sweet rolls from your goopy carbonara? Test your gaming culinary skills with my in-game food quiz

By Dashiell Wood published 14 August 25

Challenge your gaming food knowledge with our in-game food quiz.

The Logitech G522 Lightspeed wireless gaming headset.

The Logitech G522 Lightspeed delivers high-end performance at an attractive price – here's why it's my new gaming headset of choice in 2025

By Dashiell Wood published 13 August 25

Recommended

The Logitech G522 Lightspeed is a great all-round headset, delivering excellent audio performance and a stand-out microphone at a fair price.

I've played every game in the Mafia series – here's why Mafia: The Old Country left me wanting more

By Dashiell Wood published 11 August 25

Mafia: The Old Country is a compelling mob story, but fails to live up the best in the series.

The Acer Nitro Mobile Gaming Controller might be the most boring gamepad I’ve reviewed, but I mean that in the nicest possible way

By Dashiell Wood published 9 August 25

The Acer Nitro Mobile Gaming Controller is a simple but effective gamepad for your phone.

Concept art for Marathon showing a Runner codenamed Thief

PlayStation is moving towards a 'community based engagement business', according to Sony senior vice president

By Dashiell Wood published 8 August 25

A Sony senior vice president has made some interesting comments about the company's gaming strategy.

A close up of the PlayStation symbol at the top of a PS5 Slim console with a white brick background

Despite early supply issues, more than 80.2 million PS5 units have been sold

By Dashiell Wood published 8 August 25

The PS5 has reached a new sales milestone.

Analyst warns that we're in the 'Wild West' of game prices - 'people still buy these games at these high price points'

By Dashiell Wood published 6 August 25

Don't expect uniform game prices any time soon, a prominent industry analyst has warned.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G phone in hand and on grass showing homescreens and cameras up close

I tested the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G for months and it would be decent if the software didn’t make me want to tear my hair out

By Dashiell Wood published 5 August 25

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro Plus 5G delivers good performance and a seriously impressive display, but it’s held back by a hit and miss camera and awful software.

Don't let your Switch 2 get toasty – Nintendo warns against using the new console outside on hot days

By Dashiell Wood published 5 August 25

Nintendo issues a warning about letting the Switch 2 get too hot.

'Battlefield 3 and 4 were our strongest muses' – Battlefield 6 developer details the series' return to a gritty, modern setting

By Dashiell Wood published 5 August 25

We discuss the inspirations behind upcoming FPS Battlefield 6 with a Battlefield Studios developer.

Battlefield 6 dev promises the game will return to the 'gritty' tone of earlier entries – 'you're not running around in a hero cape'

By Demi Williams published 5 August 25

Battlefield 6 will be a modern military shooter inspired by earlier entries in the series and designed as a "gritty and real" experience for players.

The Turtle Beach Victrix Pro BFG Reloaded could make one of the best PS5 controllers even better

By Dashiell Wood published 4 August 25

PDP has revealed an overhauled version of one of its best controllers.

Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 proves that I don’t need a Steam Deck anymore

By Dashiell Wood published 3 August 25

Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is the perfect Nintendo Switch 2 launch game: an ambitious port that shows what the console can do.

The new Battlefield 6 system requirements will let you know whether the open beta will run on your PC

By Dashiell Wood published 1 August 25

The Battlefield 6 system requirements are here.

A Nintendo Switch 2 system with one Joy-Con angled away from the main piece

Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase live: all the announcements and news as it happened

By Rob Dwiar, Rhys Wood last updated 31 July 25

Everything that happened and was announced at the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase.

I learned tai chi from a bear, fought a man named Chubby Brother, then caught the bubonic plague in Where Winds Meet – and now I’m downloading this free PS5 game on day one

By Dashiell Wood published 30 July 25

We try upcoming open-world adventure Where Winds Meet and end up with the bubonic plague.

Massive new Mario Kart World patch adds a must-have feature for completionists

By Dashiell Wood published 30 July 25

Nintendo Switch 2 game Mario Kart World has just received a massive patch.

‘No other studio has made this kind of game before’ – Where Winds Meet developers on building the ultimate free-to-play Chinese fantasy epic

By Dashiell Wood published 29 July 25

We sit down with the team at Everstone Studio to discuss the upcoming open-world action game Where Winds Meet.

Razer reveals a brand-new gaming headset line and, for once, console gamers won't miss out

By Dashiell Wood published 29 July 25

Razer has unveiled the new BlackShark V3 Pro line for console and PC.

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