Rob Dwiar

Rob Dwiar

Managing Editor, TechRadar Gaming and Streaming

Rob is the Managing Editor of TechRadar Gaming and Streaming. He joined in 2023 as the Deputy Editor of TechRadar Gaming (TRG), and has multiple years of games media and games writing experience under his belt, with a variety of bylines at games publications, but also in the world of gardens and landscapes.

Prior to joining TRG, Rob was the Commissioning Editor for Hardware at sister site GamesRadar+. and spent more than four years on that team. After this, he had a short but successful stint as Gaming Editor at WePC, but is now firmly in a position at TechRadar Gaming to help drive the brand forward to achieve its goals. Before joining GamesRadar+ in 2018, Rob freelanced for many places and has had work published over the last six years or so at the likes of GamesRadar+, Eurogamer, RPS, PCGN, and more. This writing often took, and still takes, the form of analysis and celebration of video game environments, landscapes, and horticulture - Rob is a qualified landscape and garden designer and an expert on the virtual landscapes and environments of games.

Articles by: Rob Dwiar

Key artwork from Diablo 5 showing the bleak and barren world of Sanctuary
The tone of Diablo 5 is 'really doubling down on darkness' say the devs — 'I think that's really the tone, the atmosphere'

By Rob Dwiar

Diablo 5 devs say that doubling down on the darkness of Diablo 4 is the way to go to set the scene for Diablo 5.

Total War: Warhammer 40,000
Creative Assembly says it was 'a big deal' to have player customization be a 'must-have' part of Total War: Warhammer 40,000 for fans of the tabletop game and hobby

By Demi Williams

Creative Assembly says it was "a big deal" to have player customization be a "must-have" part of Total War: Warhammer 40,000.

Key art for the Heir of Westmarch in Diablo 5
Diablo 5 devs say that the game's player character will have a 'unique bond' with Diablo himself

By Rob Dwiar

Diablo 5 developers shed a little bit of light on the player character, the Heir of Westmarch, during BlizzCon 2026.

An image of Diablo's world, Sanctuary, destroyed in Diablo 5
Diablo 5's Sanctuary has become 'an outpost of hell' where 'humanity has fallen into ruin' which paints an incredibly bleak picture that I can't wait for

By Rob Dwiar

Diablo 5's version of Sanctuary has been totally overrun by the forces of hell, say the devs behind the game.

A screenshot from the Diablo V teaser trailer showing crucified victims
Diablo 5 announced and fully embraces bleakness, defeat, darkness, and hopelessness for Sanctuary, as Blizzard also confirms Diablo 4 is coming to Switch 2

By Rob Dwiar

Diablo V was a surprise announcement at BlizzCon 2026 and looks to double down on the darkness of its predecessor

A screenshot of Lara Croft engaging with a water and gear puzzle in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis creative director confirms the game has difficulty levels for combat, puzzles, and traversal that can be individually tweaked — 'We have prepared it in a way that I'm pretty sure everyone can set it to their own pleasure

By Demi Williams

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis will feature difficulty-scaling levels, which offer players a personalized experience.

Alien Deathstorm
'Part of the motive was making the player feel immersed in the experience and exposed' — Rebellion says '90s cassette futurism' inspired Alien Deathstorm with an engineer protagonist who 'felt like a natural fit'

By Demi Williams

Rebellion has revealed the influences behind Alien Deathstorm and explained why it chose an engineer protagonist for its first-person survival horror game.

Evercade Nexus
Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie on the Evercade Nexus use the original Rare source code, which included 'a load of stuff' that the studio didn't even know about, Blaze Entertainment says

By Demi Williams

Blaze Entertainment has revealed that it uncovered hidden features in the source code for Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie while developing the Evercade Nexus ports.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past
Fool's Theory says the biggest 'challenge' developing Songs of the Past was making sure Dandelion's story didn't 'steal the show' since The Witcher 3 is about Geralt — 'There was a very big effort put into this fine balancing of the narrative'

By Demi Williams

CD Projekt Red and Fool's Theory have said that developing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's third expansion, Songs of the Past, came with some narrative challenges and pressure to deliver.

Custom three-way artwork showing the GTA 6 PS5 controllers and the GTA 6 logo
GTA 6 PS5 controller pre-orders live — all the latest availability and stock updates on the two new DualSense pads

By Rob Dwiar

Our live GTA 6 PS5 controller pre-order coverage.

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Alien Deathstorm
Rebellion says Alien Deathstorm is a 'dynamically generated' survival horror game with sandbox elements and 'not another corridor shooter' — 'It's a rare beast'

By Demi Williams

Rebellion Developments has said Alien Deathstorm isn't "another corridor shooter" but a "dynamically generated" sandbox horror game.

ThunderX3 Core on a purple gradient background
Most comfortable gaming chairs: comfort and style, all in one

By Rob Dwiar

Our list of the most comfortable gaming chairs available now includes plenty of budget options, mid-range performers, and high-end offerings.

Fable
Fable's combat system is intended to be 'approachable' while still meeting modern expectations, Playground Games says — 'We wanted there to be breadth and depth to it, so we landed on wanting to have style-weaving combat'

By Demi Williams

Fable's "style-weaving" combat system is intended for a modern audience, while remaining faithful to the classic role-playing game (RPG) series.

Fable
Playground Games says Fable's story will last between '15-20 hours' or double that with other open-world content, and the life systems are 'limitless'

By Demi Williams

Playground Games has confirmed that Fable's main story will take up to 20 hours to beat, but promises the game's life systems offer "limitless" replayability.

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past was 'impossible to realize without the remaster changes,' CD Projekt Red reveals: 'When we started prototyping the area it was impossible to ride with a horse through it'

By Demi Williams

According to CD Projekt Red, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's upcoming expansion, Songs of the Past, may not exist without The Witcher 3 Remastered.

Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons
Invoke studio head says Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons' imp companion can aid as they explore and serves as an 'unreliable guide' to Kaatri's journey, but is still 'his own character'

By Demi Williams

Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons' imp companion Skev serves multiple purposes for the player, but was designed to be "his own character."

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past
CD Projekt Red says Songs of the Past will 'complete' The Witcher 3 story with Dandelion at its center — 'This is part of The Wild Hunt, and it felt like a chapter was missing'

By Demi Williams

CD Projekt Red has said it wanted Songs of the Past to spotlight Dandelion because it felt like "a chapter was missing" from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Total War: Warhammer 40,000
Creative Assembly says it wanted to 'authentically simulate' the Warhammer tabletop experience for Total War: Warhammer 40,000 by adding references, lore, and more

By Demi Williams

Creative Assembly worked closely with Games Workshop to ensure the Total War: Warhammer 40,000 player experience was as "authentic" as possible.

Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons
'We're trying to go easy on the hand-holding' — Invoke says Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons' HUD and waypoint guidance will be minimal and can even be toggled on and off so as not to 'overwhelm' players and encourage exploration

By Demi Williams

Invoke Studios has said Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons will encourage players to explore Darkon by offering a toggleable HUD and minimal waypoint guidance.

Total War: Warhammer 40,000
Creative Assembly says Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is designed for both newcomers and hardcore fans and teaches mechanics on a 'step-by-step basis' — 'I view the tutorial for an experienced player as kind of like an appetizer'

By Demi Williams

Creative Assembly has confirmed that Total War: Warhammer 40,000 will be accessible to experienced fans and first-time Total War players.

Three ay artwork showing the Rayman, Witcher 3, and Blood of Dawnwalker stands at Gamescom 2026 with the TechRadar Gaming Best of Gamescom 2026 awards badge on top
Best of Gamescom 2026 — The 15 top devices and games we saw at this year’s show

By Rob Dwiar

The 15 biggest, most exciting, and most interesting games and hardware releases we saw at Gamescom 2026

Total War: Warhammer 40,000
Creative Assembly says its new Warcore engine has allowed it to take Total War: Warhammer 40,000 into space and build 'a bigger play area for all the planets, all the solar systems, the whole galaxy — 'I think that's the biggest thing for campaign'

By Demi Williams

Creative Assembly has shared just how much its new Warcore engine has enabled it to improve almost every aspect of Total War: Warhammer 40,000.

Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons
'We don't want to create a game where if you know D&D, you're like, Oh, I know everything' — Invoke says Warlock has a lot of 'deep cut' elements from Dungeons & Dragons, but is designed for both new and experienced players to 'live that mystery'

By Demi Williams

Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons draws much inspiration from the TTRPG, but Invoke Studios says the game will still offer mystery for experienced D&D players.

Total War: Warhammer 40,000
'We're all keen to keep evolving' — Creative Assembly says Total War: Warhammer 40,000's controller support was developed alongside the game's battle system and doesn't believe the 'myth' that a gamepad can't work with RTS games

By Demi Williams

Creative Assembly has shared that it developed Total War: Warhammer 40,000's battle system and controller support simultaneously.

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Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons
'Creative magic use was at the core of what we wanted to do in gameplay, and we landed on warlocks' — Invoke Studios head explains why it chose to highlight the arcane class in Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons

By Demi Williams

Invoke Studios has explained why it chose a warlock protagonist for Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, explaining that "creative magic" was central to gameplay.

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