Articles by Dashiell Wood, Hardware Writer

Dash is a technology journalist who covers gaming hardware at TechRadar. Before joining the TechRadar team, he was writing gaming articles for some of the UK's biggest magazines including PLAY, 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

The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies expansion pack looks like the small business overhaul I've always wanted

By Dashiell Wood published 19 February 25

The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies expansion pack lets you learn new skills and set up your own little shop.

Microsoft celebrates Avowed launch with London pop-up, but you'll have to hurry if you want to see it

By Dashiell Wood published 19 February 25

Avowed pop-up gives you the chance to win free Xbox hardware, but it's not going to be around for long.

NetEase Games has issued a statement on Marvel Rivals layoffs, citing ‘organizational reasons’

By Dashiell Wood published 19 February 25

The Marvel Rivals team was hit with layoffs despite successful launch.

The Mobile Controller MG-X Pro on a colorful desk mat.

Nacon MG-X Pro mobile controller review: a below average Bluetooth controller with too many drawbacks to recommend

By Dashiell Wood published 18 February 25

With its general lack of features and poor compatibility with recent phones, the Nacon MG-X Pro falls well behind the competition.

Bethesda is offering the chance to create an Elder Scrolls 6 NPC at a charity auction, and it’s already at over $10,000

By Dashiell Wood published 18 February 25

The chance to create an NPC for The Elder Scrolls 6 is up for grabs at a charity auction.

The Epic Games store gained 25 million new users in 2024, with $2,229 of free games up for grabs throughout the year

By Dashiell Wood published 17 February 25

The Epic Games Store 2024 Year in Review reveals some interesting user stats.

The Lexar NM790 with Heatsink on a colorful desk mat.

Lexar NM790 with Heatsink review: a mega storage upgrade for less

By Dashiell Wood published 16 February 25

Great Value

The Lexar NM790 is fantastic value in its higher capacities, undercutting the competition while offering reasonable performance for the price.

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from the massive PlayStation Network outage to Apple's new product teaser

By Hamish Hector published 15 February 25

Here's the biggest tech news stories from Sony, Apple, Marvel, and more.

Assassin's Creed Shadows key art showing Naoe and Yasuke drawing weapons and standing side by side, against a red background

Assassin's Creed Shadows pre-order sales are in line with one of the biggest entries in the franchise

By Dashiell Wood published 14 February 25

Assassin's Creed Shadows pre-orders seem to be doing well.

Our favorite six moments from yesterday's PlayStation State of Play

By Rob Dwiar published 13 February 25

These are our favorite moments and reveals from this month's PlayStation's State of Play event.