Austin Wood

As a staff writer and former freelancer, Austin focuses on day-to-day news happenings which serve as the perfect cover-up for his Destiny 2 column. He majored in journalism, loves to hate headlines, and never takes his Switch out of the dock.    

Articles by: Austin Wood

The Division 2

The Division 2 will rerun previous seasons ahead of major update planned for "late 2021 at the earliest"

By Austin Wood

news With plans for "a game mode that is entirely new to the franchise"

Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact update 1.4 will be revealed this Saturday

By Austin Wood

news It looks like the next update will focus on Mondstadt

Destiny 2 Beyond Light

Bungie wants you to try out the Destiny 2 12-player raid glitch before it's gone

By Austin Wood

news The glitch will be fixed later this month

Nintendo Switch

Upgraded Nintendo Switch may see some exclusive games, leaker claims

By Austin Wood

news This wouldn't be the first time a hardware revision led to some exclusivity

Artifact

Valve shelves Artifact, lets everyone play both versions for free

By Austin Wood

news All the cards will be available for free

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons is getting a third-person, AAA, open-world RPG

By Austin Wood

news Where in the D&D franchise it takes place is anyone's guess

Resident Evil 25th Anniversary

Resident Evil 9 has been in the works since 2018, leaker claims

By Austin Wood

news But it's so far out that "it's not even worth talking about right now"

Warzone new guns

Call of Duty: Warzone patch notes - 1.33 details, plus hotfixes for the Agency Suppressor and Reactive Blueprints

By Hirun Cryer, Austin Wood

news Warzone season 2 patch notes introduce big changes and small fixes

Bravely Default 2 rare monsters

Bravely Default 2 rare monster locations and tips

By Austin Wood

guide Where to find rare monsters in Bravely Default 2

Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact players concerned by third-party Genesis Crystal vendor can rest easy

By Austin Wood

news Codashop is not an account security risk

The Witcher 3 / The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild / Mass Effect 2

The 25 best RPGs you can play right now

By Alyssa Mercante, Zoe Delahunty-Light, Austin Wood

Feature We've gathered the best RPGs from The Witcher 3 to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that you can dive into right now

Monster Hunter Rise

Master Rank, Apex monsters, and the Rampage: the Monster Hunter Rise team takes us inside the series' stunning return to handheld

By Austin Wood

Feature We sat down with director Yasunori Ichinose and producer Ryozo Tsujimoto to chat all things Monster Hunter Rise

Monster Hunter Rise

Monster Hunter Rise PC port coming in early 2022

By Austin Wood

news It remains a Switch console exclusive, though

Oddworld Soulstorm

Oddworld: Soulstorm will be a PlayStation Plus freebie on PS5 this April

By Austin Wood

news Abe's latest odyssey is set to launch on April 6

Destiny 2

Destiny 2 Witch Queen delayed to early 2022, with another expansion to come in 2024 after Lightfall

By Austin Wood

news The delay is the start of a new expansion release schedule

Bravely Default 2

Bravely Default 2 review: "Nostalgic but innovative, complex yet approachable, and overflowing with character"

By Austin Wood

Review

Bravely Default 2

The making of Bravely Default 2, a return to form built on demos, mistakes, and Octopath Traveler

By Austin Wood

Feature Inside the art and design of Bravely Default 2

Call of Duty Warzone

Warzone error codes: problems and fixes, including Cold War issues

By Austin Wood, Ford James, Connor Sheridan

guide Cold War error codes and Warzone error codes to get you back into season 2

Fortnite Street Fighter crossover

Fortnite gets Street Fighter's Ryu and Chun-Li

By Austin Wood, Jordan Gerblick

news Pick up the new Fortnite Street Fighter skins from the in-game shop starting Sunday

Diablo 2 Resurrected

Diablo 2 Resurrected cross-progression will be available for "the consoles that support it," Blizzard says

By Jordan Gerblick, Austin Wood

News Blizzard tells us it's still ironing out the details on Diablo 2 Resurrected cross-progression

Diablo 2 Resurrected

Diablo 2 Resurrected first alpha test is "coming soon" and you can sign up now

By Austin Wood

news Blizzard is planning to host multiple testing periods before release

Bravely Default 2

Bravely Default 2 producer hopes to see Bravely become a long-running franchise after Switch debut

By Austin Wood, Hirun Cryer

News Masashi Takahashi hopes the future's bright for Bravely

Best Xbox Series X and Xbox One exclusives you need to own

By Leon Hurley, Lucas Sullivan, Austin Wood

Feature The finest Xbox One exclusives games that are only available to play on Microsoft's consoles

Splatoon 3

Everything announced during today’s Nintendo Direct

By Ben Tyrer, Alyssa Mercante, Rachel Weber, Josh West, Connor Sheridan, Austin Wood

news Missed out on the show? We’ve got you covered

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD announced for Switch

By Austin Wood

news And it's launching alongside special Zelda Joy-Cons