Articles by Grady Hooker

Modern Games chats about ÆRTHLINGS, a game at the cross-section of physical and digital play, that launched at PAX Aus and is going global next year.

Stormcloak Games talk about their upcoming release of Adaptory, a base-building survival game combining multiple complex simulations with a story-rich world.

Amelia Tyler took time to have a chat with Grady at PAX Aus 2025. We talked all about the experience of narrating Baldur's Gate 3, other voice roles including Malady in Divinity Original Sin 2, and her bringing her full self to work - flaws and all.

At PAX Aus 2025, Ify Nwadiwe sat down and had a chat with Grady all about his transition from contestant to host of Um, Actually, bridging the gap between the gym bros and the nerds, and his writing for tv shows such as Twisted Metal.

The weekend is over, but all of the attendees can still feel the impacts of PAX Aus 2025. This year the show was packed with energy, exclusives, and community spirit over the three massive days.

It has been a long journey and twenty four teams have fallen short, but the top eight teams for the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025 descend upon the Moody Center.

The million dollar prize is getting close for the eight teams who have fought their way to Stage 3, but standing between them and the playoffs are the Stage 3 invites.

We have seen the first stage end the Major dream for eight teams, now it is time to step it up as the top eight take on the Stage 2 invites.

They saw what their fellow countrymen in Lynn Vision did and wanted to do the same. We see TYLOO also advance in to Stage 2 of the Major with a 3-2 record and a win over the Australian rivals FlyQuest.

It seems like a curse for FlyQuest, to go 2-0 up on the first day and then to eventually lose 2-3 without winning a single best-of-three at the major. Unfortunately it happened again with the loss against TYLOO and it means the Australians go home empty handed.