While Austin didn't say how long he'd be taking a break from making new videos on YouTube, he did elaborate on what he was going through in his April 19 video. In "Update," he discussed how he learned of his mother's death.

"Hi. I just wanted to put this out there because I know a bunch of you follow me on Twitter and you saw that I tweeted about it last night. But, a lot of you don't, and I know that you're going to be wondering where the Animal Crossing videos are. Last night, I got news that my mother died," Austin began in his video. "We weren't very close. I got news at like 4 p.m. that she was in the hospital and then I got a call from my brother at like 8 p.m. that she died."

He then discussed how he wasn't close with his mother.

"I moved out of the house at 18," he continued. "My mom had problems and we weren't in a great place, so it's a very weird dynamic. With the current quarantine [going on] all over the world and in New Jersey, we can't hold a funeral or a service or anything. So, it's just really weird. I'm going to take a few days off to kind of gather myself." 

At the end of his 90 second video, Austin said that he was still going to game while he was taking a break, so fans won't be without content for long. 

"I mean, I'm going to keep playing Animal Crossing because I've got a whole island to re-format, plus, the busier you stay, the better off you are... I'm going to need some time. Bye."

Our thoughts are with Austin John Plays and his family at this time.