Austin Wood
Austin freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree, and he's been with 12DOVE since 2019. They've yet to realize that his position as a senior writer is just a cover up for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going with a focus on news and the occasional feature, all while playing as many roguelikes as possible.
Latest articles by Austin Wood
![Battlefield 2042 guns weapons season 1](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3ycDAXiFRaJwuLRP745JE6-320-80.jpg)
Looks like Battlefield is finally returning to "single-player experiences," and EA brought in the Dead Space Remake devs to help get it right
By Austin Wood published
news Devs from Motive join DICE for "connected multiplayer experiences and single-player"
![Castlevania auction](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DYq7AGriAXVdzrDqMJiu2o-320-80.jpg)
Holy Grail NES Castlevania sells for over $90,000, losing bidder predicts "a $250K flip" but the buyer says he wanted "the first game my mom ever bought me"
By Austin Wood published
news "The search is over after 23 years"
![Helldivers 2 intro cutscene helldiver thumbs up](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b7zVhtkF4hGfWxChzHcEMR-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 rocked by "rogue item" promising new Stratagems, dev tells players to avoid "Catalog Expansion" upgrade or who knows what could happen
By Austin Wood published
news I'm honestly not sure if this is a leak, a bug, cut content, or a teaser – but probably a bug
![Buckshot Roulette](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wdumeDcFxwptfDsmJ4fHpj-320-80.jpg)
The latest unexpected Steam hit is a $3 must-play and it may still hit greater heights after nearly 7,000 glowing reviews as the dev looks to add multiplayer
By Austin Wood published
news Buckshot Roulette is an ingenious, tabletop-esque experience
![Kimi ni Todoke - From Me to You Season 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DBHcpvT9PaXMqtnW6ALhc5-320-80.jpg)
After 13 years, one of my favorite romance anime is miraculously getting a new season on Netflix – and the first trailer is so good it hurts
By Austin Wood published
news Kimi ni Todoke - From Me to You is back with a season 3
![Honkai Impact 3rd](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QeZL8GLcwG4pGX2Mvo2DpN-320-80.jpg)
What's next for Honkai Impact 3rd, the Genshin Impact dev's original hit RPG: Girl friends, aerial combat, and a "point of entry for newcomers" after 7 years of lore
By Austin Wood published
feature Interview | Honkai Impact 3rd Part 2 is a comprehensive update for a surprisingly old game
![Wynncraft MMO in Minecraft](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EPbHs9ncwdHqPpQBAMN6vX-320-80.jpg)
After 11 years, Minecraft's biggest MMO is tackling the genre's biggest problem: making enough endgame content when MMO players always want more
By Austin Wood published
feature Wynncraft faces the same challenge as giants like World of Warcraft
![Destiny 2 Into the Light weapons](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2LyeudK37udx86xmhTg2jF-320-80.jpg)
Destiny 2 is bringing back some of the most broken guns in the MMO's history, but Bungie says they're less broken now
By Austin Wood published
news Recluse, The Mountaintop, and Luna's Howl are back
![Helldivers 2 Warbond](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RqUkpdCB8Mif79ohc3XoFg-320-80.jpg)
New Helldivers 2 Warbond coming next week, and it's got a grenade pistol, explosive crossbow, and a Booster for shorter Extraction times
By Austin Wood published
news I need that Extraction Booster immediately
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8Fk3iZUy7buWYFuRJ49X3C-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 dev offers rare insight into how Major Orders and the Galactic War get written: "It's not as fun of a story if we just steamroll the Automatons and win"
By Austin Wood published
news "No matter what happens with the MOs, there's going to be a fun narrative set up"
![Windblown](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TBw7SjBwM9jv4zb9dLPCLk-320-80.jpg)
The new roguelike from the Dead Cells devs looks like an incredible co-op Hades where the dodge is intentionally overpowered
By Austin Wood published
news In an extended preview, Windblown looks like exactly what I was hoping for
![Helldivers 2 Factory Strider](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qBVP3ebJYRjyUXRrjzgLGU-320-80.jpg)
Oh no, Helldivers 2 players are also getting wrecked by new Automaton Factory Striders that are built like Star Wars AT-ATs and apparently spawn waves of Devastators
By Austin Wood published
news You'll want to kill them quick, but they aren't easy to take down
![No Rest for the Wicked](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6AAipgmWHNrVVA76zRuqxm-320-80.jpg)
Ori boss on why the studio's new action RPG isn't $70: "We're not hiring hundreds of people just to create an illusion for shareholders that we're growing"
By Austin Wood published
News "And we have a history at Moon of charging a bit less than we probably could"
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ew9bQTUUihnM5rx7nh6UHD-320-80.jpg)
After weeks of attrition, Helldivers 2 players took Malevelon Creek in just hours following a new Major Order – but the bots already want it back
By Austin Wood last updated
news We've liberated the Creek at last – now we have to defend it
![The Witcher 4 Polaris](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UJcjeBWMbymBTgQEqr29PC-320-80.jpg)
The Witcher 4 won't be "The Witcher 3 in new clothing," CDPR says "we will be adding new gameplay elements and new mechanics" to the RPG
By Austin Wood published
news Expect things "that you have not seen in our previous games"
![Helldivers 2 story trailer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xQqxHC7BhT8oYKYqymXYs9-320-80.jpg)
After a failed Major Order, Helldivers 2 boss says the devs are "talking about" making planets clearer, one player-made idea is "surprisingly close to what we had"
By Austin Wood published
news Sometimes managed democracy needs some extra managing
![Hyper Light Breaker](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VkaLk8TDdd63jwPCi9z7fc-320-80.jpg)
Dev on my most-anticipated open-world game talks about the exact things I was hoping for: roguelike build-crafting and cool hoverboards in Hyper Light Breaker
By Austin Wood published
news Hyper Light Breaker is the latest from the Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash studio
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wm9b96yRhhwpbDm2MaAdQ4-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2's war on Automatons is going way too well, and new signs point to a major twist from Game Master Joel coming soon
By Austin Wood published
news There's no way the latest Major Order is going to end cleanly
![Alan Wake 2 trailer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DvGm4kMh6zHY6kmpGPhuzg-320-80.jpeg)
Helldivers 2 devs got a letter from Alan Wake himself, and it's great: "Their righteous crusade had spread like wildfire, gained thousands, millions of followers"
By Austin Wood published
news Alan Wake is a fan, now let's get him on the frontlines
![Helldivers 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iwiCcnJmAy42uUN25ydbK7-320-80.png)
It's time, Helldivers 2 community: Malevelon Creek is a liberation target next to the new Major Order to take out an Automaton factory in Game Master Joel's latest plot
By Austin Wood published
news We're off to storm Tibit to shut down the bots, and the Creek is right next door
![Screenshot of Gale from Baldur's Gate 3 trailer shown at The Game Awards 2022](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UYasqXxnRpcjRbqFNhP9k6-320-80.png)
"You're an idiot," Baldur's Gate 3 boss says of studios firing critical technical artists, and "anyway, we're hiring them to come work for us"
By Austin Wood published
news "They can define so many things and they know your games"
![Unicorn Overlord](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9NneNC5SbPtAmvENmtWDLR-320-80.jpg)
Strategy RPG Unicorn Overlord is my GOTY so far, and I knew it would be from the moment I was up until 1am in a 3-hour battle hopelessly under-leveled
By Austin Wood published
feature Opinion | Unicorn Overlord is incredibly intense, if you want it to be
![Dragon's Dogma 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uSBF9ChRztJnBt8QtXjPo5-320-80.jpg)
Game devs praise Dragon's Dogma 2's insta-kill arrow, which saves the game when you use it: "Might be the funniest game design candy I've seen in a AAA video game in a long time"
By Austin Wood published
news "The designer I'm not brave enough to be"