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The Maw 22nd-27th January 2024Our weekly news liveblog, with this week’s top videogame releases
Our weekly news liveblog, with this week’s top videogame releases
Image credit:Athanasius Kircher/Wikipedia
Image credit:Athanasius Kircher/Wikipedia
As W.H. Auden once wrote: “our apparatniks will continue making the usual squalid mess called History: all we can pray for is that Videogame News Writers may still appear to blithe it.” Welcome one and all to another week of addled product journalism care of your ever-salivating host, the Maw, ravenous hype god and certainly not a silly metaphor I’ve come up with to make my job sound grander than it should be.
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09:14 amUTCIT IS MAWNDAY. Lock S-Foils in attack position! If you don’t have any S-Foils, flapping your arms will do. FEED THE MAW.
IT IS MAWNDAY. Lock S-Foils in attack position! If you don’t have any S-Foils, flapping your arms will do. FEED THE MAW.
IT IS MAWNDAY. Lock S-Foils in attack position! If you don’t have any S-Foils, flapping your arms will do. FEED THE MAW.
09:16 amUTCI suspect we’re going to spend a fair bit of this week writing about a game that came out last week - Palworld, whichexceeded one million concurrent players on Steamover the weekend. At the time of writing it’s stillcomfortably aheadof perennial Steam chart-topper Counter-Strike 2.
I suspect we’re going to spend a fair bit of this week writing about a game that came out last week - Palworld, whichexceeded one million concurrent players on Steamover the weekend. At the time of writing it’s stillcomfortably aheadof perennial Steam chart-topper Counter-Strike 2.
I suspect we’re going to spend a fair bit of this week writing about a game that came out last week - Palworld, whichexceeded one million concurrent players on Steamover the weekend. At the time of writing it’s stillcomfortably aheadof perennial Steam chart-topper Counter-Strike 2.
09:26 amUTCThe just-announcedDeviatorlooks a heck of a lot like Hollow Knight.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
The just-announcedDeviatorlooks a heck of a lot like Hollow Knight.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
The just-announcedDeviatorlooks a heck of a lot like Hollow Knight.
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09:59 amUTCOld School RuneScape is getting an (optional) HD mode, Jagex have announced. It’ll support fully dynamic lighting and new fog effects, and is the first of several enhancements detailedon the developer’s blog.
Old School RuneScape is getting an (optional) HD mode, Jagex have announced. It’ll support fully dynamic lighting and new fog effects, and is the first of several enhancements detailedon the developer’s blog.
Old School RuneScape is getting an (optional) HD mode, Jagex have announced. It’ll support fully dynamic lighting and new fog effects, and is the first of several enhancements detailedon the developer’s blog.
11:00 amUTCThis vaguely Llamasoft-looking thing came out over the weekend. TitledKitten Burst, it casts you as a vapourwave cat surfing the cosmic wilds and doing bullet hells. It’s got a demo and initial reactions seem positive.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
This vaguely Llamasoft-looking thing came out over the weekend. TitledKitten Burst, it casts you as a vapourwave cat surfing the cosmic wilds and doing bullet hells. It’s got a demo and initial reactions seem positive.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
This vaguely Llamasoft-looking thing came out over the weekend. TitledKitten Burst, it casts you as a vapourwave cat surfing the cosmic wilds and doing bullet hells. It’s got a demo and initial reactions seem positive.
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11:04 amUTCAn RPS piece from Jamesabout a new Steam Deck update that tells you what the performance settings actually do.
An RPS piece from Jamesabout a new Steam Deck update that tells you what the performance settings actually do.
An RPS piece from Jamesabout a new Steam Deck update that tells you what the performance settings actually do.
11:04 amUTCArren says:Great job on the pithy new-release game descriptions, Edwin!I’m all about being pithy! Unless I’m being horribly long-winded.
Arren says:Great job on the pithy new-release game descriptions, Edwin!I’m all about being pithy! Unless I’m being horribly long-winded.
I’m all about being pithy! Unless I’m being horribly long-winded.
12:22 pmUTCBalkanbear says:Graven 1.0 is also coming out this week (23rd) after being in early access for almost three years. It’s described as first person action adventure puzzler and has a great retro aesthetic.It certainly has style.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Balkanbear says:Graven 1.0 is also coming out this week (23rd) after being in early access for almost three years. It’s described as first person action adventure puzzler and has a great retro aesthetic.It certainly has style.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
It certainly has style.
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14:09 pmUTCNo Case Should Remain Unsolvedcame out last week, and appears to be a pretty decent detective game with a novel join-up-the-memories mechanic.
No Case Should Remain Unsolvedcame out last week, and appears to be a pretty decent detective game with a novel join-up-the-memories mechanic.
No Case Should Remain Unsolvedcame out last week, and appears to be a pretty decent detective game with a novel join-up-the-memories mechanic.
16:08 pmUTCWatch out, on-the-go Monster Hunters. According toOverclock3D, Capcom’s latest DRM update has broken Monster Hunter Rise on Steam Deck.
Watch out, on-the-go Monster Hunters. According toOverclock3D, Capcom’s latest DRM update has broken Monster Hunter Rise on Steam Deck.
Watch out, on-the-go Monster Hunters. According toOverclock3D, Capcom’s latest DRM update has broken Monster Hunter Rise on Steam Deck.
18:50 pmUTCThe Joker - but notthatJoker - will beSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s first free DLC character, arriving in March, as Rocksteady detail their plans for the multiplayer Arkham follow-up’s post-launch seasons.
The Joker - but notthatJoker - will beSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s first free DLC character, arriving in March, as Rocksteady detail their plans for the multiplayer Arkham follow-up’s post-launch seasons.
The Joker - but notthatJoker - will beSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s first free DLC character, arriving in March, as Rocksteady detail their plans for the multiplayer Arkham follow-up’s post-launch seasons.
19:19 pmUTCSurprise, surprise,someone’s already modded actual Pokémon into Palworld. If you’ve ever wanted to see Misty wield a shotgun or set Pikachu to hard labour mining rocks, wish granted I guess.
Surprise, surprise,someone’s already modded actual Pokémon into Palworld. If you’ve ever wanted to see Misty wield a shotgun or set Pikachu to hard labour mining rocks, wish granted I guess.
Surprise, surprise,someone’s already modded actual Pokémon into Palworld. If you’ve ever wanted to see Misty wield a shotgun or set Pikachu to hard labour mining rocks, wish granted I guess.
19:47 pmUTCVR studio Wimo Games, developers behind Battle Bows and Micro Machines: Mini Challenge Mayhem,have closed their doors.
VR studio Wimo Games, developers behind Battle Bows and Micro Machines: Mini Challenge Mayhem,have closed their doors.
VR studio Wimo Games, developers behind Battle Bows and Micro Machines: Mini Challenge Mayhem,have closed their doors.
19:49 pmUTCFor the Final Fantasy XIV fans out there, FF11 crossover event The Maidens' Rhapsody isback until February 5th. It’s the same event run in past years, with the same gear up for grabs, but if you’ve missed it in the past, now’s a good time to nab it.
For the Final Fantasy XIV fans out there, FF11 crossover event The Maidens' Rhapsody isback until February 5th. It’s the same event run in past years, with the same gear up for grabs, but if you’ve missed it in the past, now’s a good time to nab it.
For the Final Fantasy XIV fans out there, FF11 crossover event The Maidens' Rhapsody isback until February 5th. It’s the same event run in past years, with the same gear up for grabs, but if you’ve missed it in the past, now’s a good time to nab it.
19:50 pmUTCBlack Mesa: Classic is a Half-Life 1 engine demake of the Half-Life 2 engine remake of Half-Life 1, andit has a new demo.
Black Mesa: Classic is a Half-Life 1 engine demake of the Half-Life 2 engine remake of Half-Life 1, andit has a new demo.
Black Mesa: Classic is a Half-Life 1 engine demake of the Half-Life 2 engine remake of Half-Life 1, andit has a new demo.
08:52 amUTCIT IS TUESDAY. Today the Maw is only manifest in shades of green, so if your veggie soup starts bubbling oddly, step back from the table and contact your local Videogame News Exorcist. Anyway, let’s all FEED THE MAW.
IT IS TUESDAY. Today the Maw is only manifest in shades of green, so if your veggie soup starts bubbling oddly, step back from the table and contact your local Videogame News Exorcist. Anyway, let’s all FEED THE MAW.
IT IS TUESDAY. Today the Maw is only manifest in shades of green, so if your veggie soup starts bubbling oddly, step back from the table and contact your local Videogame News Exorcist. Anyway, let’s all FEED THE MAW.
09:00 amUTCRiot Games havelaid off 530 people- “11% of our workforce, with the biggest impact to teams outside of core development”, according to CEO Dylan Jadeja. As part of that, the company are cutting back the Legends of Runeterra team, and are shutting down their Riot Forge publishing label.
Riot Games havelaid off 530 people- “11% of our workforce, with the biggest impact to teams outside of core development”, according to CEO Dylan Jadeja. As part of that, the company are cutting back the Legends of Runeterra team, and are shutting down their Riot Forge publishing label.
Riot Games havelaid off 530 people- “11% of our workforce, with the biggest impact to teams outside of core development”, according to CEO Dylan Jadeja. As part of that, the company are cutting back the Legends of Runeterra team, and are shutting down their Riot Forge publishing label.
09:05 amUTCPocketpair have patched the Microsoft Store PC version of Palworld. “Numerous bugs have been fixed, including sound issues,” the developer wrote on Xitter. There are still some sizeable bugs to address, however - black screens on start-up, controllers not being recognised, and the option to quit the game not appearing (is it a bug or a feature, etc, etc).[Known Bugs after Xbox Update]The following bugs have been identified in this version and we are currently working on a fix.We apologize for inconvenience.・The game launches to a static black screen.・The game launches to a…— Palworld (@Palworld_EN)January 23, 2024To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Pocketpair have patched the Microsoft Store PC version of Palworld. “Numerous bugs have been fixed, including sound issues,” the developer wrote on Xitter. There are still some sizeable bugs to address, however - black screens on start-up, controllers not being recognised, and the option to quit the game not appearing (is it a bug or a feature, etc, etc).[Known Bugs after Xbox Update]The following bugs have been identified in this version and we are currently working on a fix.We apologize for inconvenience.・The game launches to a static black screen.・The game launches to a…— Palworld (@Palworld_EN)January 23, 2024To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Pocketpair have patched the Microsoft Store PC version of Palworld. “Numerous bugs have been fixed, including sound issues,” the developer wrote on Xitter. There are still some sizeable bugs to address, however - black screens on start-up, controllers not being recognised, and the option to quit the game not appearing (is it a bug or a feature, etc, etc).
[Known Bugs after Xbox Update]The following bugs have been identified in this version and we are currently working on a fix.We apologize for inconvenience.・The game launches to a static black screen.・The game launches to a…— Palworld (@Palworld_EN)January 23, 2024
[Known Bugs after Xbox Update]The following bugs have been identified in this version and we are currently working on a fix.We apologize for inconvenience.・The game launches to a static black screen.・The game launches to a…
09:07 amUTCAs teased a week or two back, Teyon haveadded a New Game+ mode to Robocop: Rogue Citytogether with a new difficulty setting, “There Will Be Trouble”.
As teased a week or two back, Teyon haveadded a New Game+ mode to Robocop: Rogue Citytogether with a new difficulty setting, “There Will Be Trouble”.
As teased a week or two back, Teyon haveadded a New Game+ mode to Robocop: Rogue Citytogether with a new difficulty setting, “There Will Be Trouble”.
09:16 amUTCOpen world RPG Dread Delusion’s Clockwork Kingdom update is releasing on January 25th.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Open world RPG Dread Delusion’s Clockwork Kingdom update is releasing on January 25th.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Open world RPG Dread Delusion’s Clockwork Kingdom update is releasing on January 25th.
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09:17 amUTC4X-adjacent god game The Universim haslaunched out of early access, in case you’ve already had your fill of Dominions 6.
4X-adjacent god game The Universim haslaunched out of early access, in case you’ve already had your fill of Dominions 6.
4X-adjacent god game The Universim haslaunched out of early access, in case you’ve already had your fill of Dominions 6.
09:43 amUTCThere’s a smidge more info about Avowed’s combat, ability and area design onXbox Wire. Sounds like it’ll be quite freeform in terms of how you progress/customise your character.
There’s a smidge more info about Avowed’s combat, ability and area design onXbox Wire. Sounds like it’ll be quite freeform in terms of how you progress/customise your character.
There’s a smidge more info about Avowed’s combat, ability and area design onXbox Wire. Sounds like it’ll be quite freeform in terms of how you progress/customise your character.
09:54 amUTCCircus horror game Reveil is out March 6th.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Circus horror game Reveil is out March 6th.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Circus horror game Reveil is out March 6th.
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10:10 amUTCAnnounced many years ago with a new gameplay trailer out this week,AI Limitis a post-apocalyptic sci-fi action-RPG in the “Bloodborne with anime girls” tradition.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Announced many years ago with a new gameplay trailer out this week,AI Limitis a post-apocalyptic sci-fi action-RPG in the “Bloodborne with anime girls” tradition.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Announced many years ago with a new gameplay trailer out this week,AI Limitis a post-apocalyptic sci-fi action-RPG in the “Bloodborne with anime girls” tradition.
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21:42 pmUTCPalworld had a million concurrent players this weekend, butearlier today it cleared 1.8 million concurrent players. That’s the second highest ever, knocking Counter-Strike 2 out of position, with only PUBG now ahead of it.
Palworld had a million concurrent players this weekend, butearlier today it cleared 1.8 million concurrent players. That’s the second highest ever, knocking Counter-Strike 2 out of position, with only PUBG now ahead of it.
Palworld had a million concurrent players this weekend, butearlier today it cleared 1.8 million concurrent players. That’s the second highest ever, knocking Counter-Strike 2 out of position, with only PUBG now ahead of it.
22:05 pmUTCLil' Guardsman is a Papers, Pleaselike in which you play as a 12-year-old substitute guard at the castle gates in a fantasy kingdom, and must decide who to admit and who to deny entry from the cast of warriors, goblins and dragon-owners who appear before you. It’sout now.
Lil' Guardsman is a Papers, Pleaselike in which you play as a 12-year-old substitute guard at the castle gates in a fantasy kingdom, and must decide who to admit and who to deny entry from the cast of warriors, goblins and dragon-owners who appear before you. It’sout now.
Lil' Guardsman is a Papers, Pleaselike in which you play as a 12-year-old substitute guard at the castle gates in a fantasy kingdom, and must decide who to admit and who to deny entry from the cast of warriors, goblins and dragon-owners who appear before you. It’sout now.
09:07 amUTCImmortality developer Sam Barlow is working on no less than two new survival horror games -Project CandProject D. Will either be similar to Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, which Barlow also worked on?
Immortality developer Sam Barlow is working on no less than two new survival horror games -Project CandProject D. Will either be similar to Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, which Barlow also worked on?
Immortality developer Sam Barlow is working on no less than two new survival horror games -Project CandProject D. Will either be similar to Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, which Barlow also worked on?
09:13 amUTCData-miner billbil-kun, whom various games journalism sages are calling “highly reliable”,saysthat Death Stranding 2’s official title is Death Stranding 2 - On The Beach and that an announcement is coming in the next two weeks or so.
Data-miner billbil-kun, whom various games journalism sages are calling “highly reliable”,saysthat Death Stranding 2’s official title is Death Stranding 2 - On The Beach and that an announcement is coming in the next two weeks or so.
Data-miner billbil-kun, whom various games journalism sages are calling “highly reliable”,saysthat Death Stranding 2’s official title is Death Stranding 2 - On The Beach and that an announcement is coming in the next two weeks or so.
09:25 amUTCRight, enough faffing around. It’s time to post some Fatboy Slim.Fatboy Slim - Right Here, Right Now [Official 4K Video]Watch on YouTube
Right, enough faffing around. It’s time to post some Fatboy Slim.Fatboy Slim - Right Here, Right Now [Official 4K Video]Watch on YouTube
Right, enough faffing around. It’s time to post some Fatboy Slim.
Fatboy Slim - Right Here, Right Now [Official 4K Video]Watch on YouTube
Fatboy Slim - Right Here, Right Now [Official 4K Video]
09:28 amUTCSea of Thieves Season 11 islivewih a revamp of the game’s core voyaging loop, amongst other things.Sea of Thieves Season 11 Official Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube
Sea of Thieves Season 11 islivewih a revamp of the game’s core voyaging loop, amongst other things.Sea of Thieves Season 11 Official Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube
Sea of Thieves Season 11 islivewih a revamp of the game’s core voyaging loop, amongst other things.
Sea of Thieves Season 11 Official Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube
Sea of Thieves Season 11 Official Launch Trailer
09:40 amUTCHere’s a Diablo 4 Season of the Construct gameplay trailer.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Here’s a Diablo 4 Season of the Construct gameplay trailer.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Here’s a Diablo 4 Season of the Construct gameplay trailer.
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09:43 amUTCAftermath’s Gita Jackson haswrittenabout working conditions during their time at Kotaku and VICE. Little excerpt: “The key to being a daily video game blogger - or a daily blogger of any kind, but especially one in an industry as small as video games - is that you both have to be constantly producing and constantly consuming.”
Aftermath’s Gita Jackson haswrittenabout working conditions during their time at Kotaku and VICE. Little excerpt: “The key to being a daily video game blogger - or a daily blogger of any kind, but especially one in an industry as small as video games - is that you both have to be constantly producing and constantly consuming.”
Aftermath’s Gita Jackson haswrittenabout working conditions during their time at Kotaku and VICE. Little excerpt: “The key to being a daily video game blogger - or a daily blogger of any kind, but especially one in an industry as small as video games - is that you both have to be constantly producing and constantly consuming.”
10:27 amUTCI’ve been digging back intoAutomaton’s Pocketpair interview, which we shared earlier in the week as part of our Palworld coverage. There’s some moderately interesting chat about the dos and don’ts of making a survival game, with thoughts on Enshrouded, the developer’s previous Craftopia and, of course, Pokemon.
I’ve been digging back intoAutomaton’s Pocketpair interview, which we shared earlier in the week as part of our Palworld coverage. There’s some moderately interesting chat about the dos and don’ts of making a survival game, with thoughts on Enshrouded, the developer’s previous Craftopia and, of course, Pokemon.
I’ve been digging back intoAutomaton’s Pocketpair interview, which we shared earlier in the week as part of our Palworld coverage. There’s some moderately interesting chat about the dos and don’ts of making a survival game, with thoughts on Enshrouded, the developer’s previous Craftopia and, of course, Pokemon.
11:24 amUTCPocketpairhave shared their early access roadmap for Palworld(this is our full RPS write-up). It’s got arena PvP in it.
Pocketpairhave shared their early access roadmap for Palworld(this is our full RPS write-up). It’s got arena PvP in it.
Pocketpairhave shared their early access roadmap for Palworld(this is our full RPS write-up). It’s got arena PvP in it.
13:41 pmUTCHere’s a littleExputer interview with Remedyabout Alan Wake 2’s forthcoming DLCs, and whether they will tee up the plot of Control 2.
Here’s a littleExputer interview with Remedyabout Alan Wake 2’s forthcoming DLCs, and whether they will tee up the plot of Control 2.
Here’s a littleExputer interview with Remedyabout Alan Wake 2’s forthcoming DLCs, and whether they will tee up the plot of Control 2.
14:22 pmUTCGrindstone have announcedPreserve, a hexagonal “nature-builder” that seems similar to Townscaper, where you play cards to place terrain tiles that alchemise into beautiful/cosy landscapes.
Grindstone have announcedPreserve, a hexagonal “nature-builder” that seems similar to Townscaper, where you play cards to place terrain tiles that alchemise into beautiful/cosy landscapes.
Grindstone have announcedPreserve, a hexagonal “nature-builder” that seems similar to Townscaper, where you play cards to place terrain tiles that alchemise into beautiful/cosy landscapes.
17:26 pmUTCIron Gate has shared a little more about Valheim’s Ashlands update -here’s our write-up.
Iron Gate has shared a little more about Valheim’s Ashlands update -here’s our write-up.
Iron Gate has shared a little more about Valheim’s Ashlands update -here’s our write-up.
17:27 pmUTCRoots Of Yggdrasil isout in Steam Early Access.
Roots Of Yggdrasil isout in Steam Early Access.
Roots Of Yggdrasil isout in Steam Early Access.
17:58 pmUTCSupermassive Games' Until Dawn - the PS4 exclusive that set the playable horror-movie template for The Quarry and the Dark Pictures Anthology - will reportedly bethe next PlayStation exclusive released on PC. We’ll apparently find out more in the next two weeks.
Supermassive Games' Until Dawn - the PS4 exclusive that set the playable horror-movie template for The Quarry and the Dark Pictures Anthology - will reportedly bethe next PlayStation exclusive released on PC. We’ll apparently find out more in the next two weeks.
Supermassive Games' Until Dawn - the PS4 exclusive that set the playable horror-movie template for The Quarry and the Dark Pictures Anthology - will reportedly bethe next PlayStation exclusive released on PC. We’ll apparently find out more in the next two weeks.
18:26 pmUTCDungeons & Dragons’ first virtual reality gameprobably won’t be like Baldur’s Gate 3 in VR, but why not live in hope? Especially as, for now, we don’t know anything about the official spin-off from Demeo makers Resolution Games except that it exists.
Dungeons & Dragons’ first virtual reality gameprobably won’t be like Baldur’s Gate 3 in VR, but why not live in hope? Especially as, for now, we don’t know anything about the official spin-off from Demeo makers Resolution Games except that it exists.
Dungeons & Dragons’ first virtual reality gameprobably won’t be like Baldur’s Gate 3 in VR, but why not live in hope? Especially as, for now, we don’t know anything about the official spin-off from Demeo makers Resolution Games except that it exists.
18:55 pmUTCBalcony gardening sim Pocket Oasishas a beautiful hand-painted look and meditative vibes. It seems lovely, and it’ll be out in May - but there’s a demo you can check out now.
Balcony gardening sim Pocket Oasishas a beautiful hand-painted look and meditative vibes. It seems lovely, and it’ll be out in May - but there’s a demo you can check out now.
Balcony gardening sim Pocket Oasishas a beautiful hand-painted look and meditative vibes. It seems lovely, and it’ll be out in May - but there’s a demo you can check out now.
19:27 pmUTCPlanet Zoo and Realms of Ruin developers Frontier Developments willkick off a new regular monthly showcase with a game reveal next week, along with 2024 plans for Elite Dangerous. Expect future Frontier Unlocked streams to drop on the last Wednesday of each month.
Planet Zoo and Realms of Ruin developers Frontier Developments willkick off a new regular monthly showcase with a game reveal next week, along with 2024 plans for Elite Dangerous. Expect future Frontier Unlocked streams to drop on the last Wednesday of each month.
Planet Zoo and Realms of Ruin developers Frontier Developments willkick off a new regular monthly showcase with a game reveal next week, along with 2024 plans for Elite Dangerous. Expect future Frontier Unlocked streams to drop on the last Wednesday of each month.
19:32 pmUTCMetal Gear Solid 4 may not have escaped the PlayStation 3 just yet - fingers crossed for Master Collection Vol. 2 - but you can still get a taste of Old Man Snake on PC thanks to Fortnite, where MGS1/2’s Solid Snake and his aged appearance in MGS4 arenow available as free unlockable skins via the battle royale’s battle pass. Raiden is rumoured to be on the way - though in his MGS2 form, not Revengeance’s Cyborg Ninja. There’s a bunch of other cute nods to the whole MGS too, from ! alert emotes to a new cardboard box item.
Metal Gear Solid 4 may not have escaped the PlayStation 3 just yet - fingers crossed for Master Collection Vol. 2 - but you can still get a taste of Old Man Snake on PC thanks to Fortnite, where MGS1/2’s Solid Snake and his aged appearance in MGS4 arenow available as free unlockable skins via the battle royale’s battle pass. Raiden is rumoured to be on the way - though in his MGS2 form, not Revengeance’s Cyborg Ninja. There’s a bunch of other cute nods to the whole MGS too, from ! alert emotes to a new cardboard box item.
Metal Gear Solid 4 may not have escaped the PlayStation 3 just yet - fingers crossed for Master Collection Vol. 2 - but you can still get a taste of Old Man Snake on PC thanks to Fortnite, where MGS1/2’s Solid Snake and his aged appearance in MGS4 arenow available as free unlockable skins via the battle royale’s battle pass. Raiden is rumoured to be on the way - though in his MGS2 form, not Revengeance’s Cyborg Ninja. There’s a bunch of other cute nods to the whole MGS too, from ! alert emotes to a new cardboard box item.
09:04 amUTCIT IS THURSDAY. Somebody accidentally drew the wards with strawberry jam instead of blood last night, and now the epicentre of the Maw is 300 metres wider. FEED IT.
IT IS THURSDAY. Somebody accidentally drew the wards with strawberry jam instead of blood last night, and now the epicentre of the Maw is 300 metres wider. FEED IT.
IT IS THURSDAY. Somebody accidentally drew the wards with strawberry jam instead of blood last night, and now the epicentre of the Maw is 300 metres wider. FEED IT.
09:12 amUTCReuters reports thatChinese regulators are thinking twiceaboutrecently proposed rulesto curb in-game spending and rewards.
Reuters reports thatChinese regulators are thinking twiceaboutrecently proposed rulesto curb in-game spending and rewards.
Reuters reports thatChinese regulators are thinking twiceaboutrecently proposed rulesto curb in-game spending and rewards.
09:15 amUTCHere’s a Steamdemofor a side-on anime girl brawler in which you defeat monsters for materials to… bake bread? Instant GOTY.
Here’s a Steamdemofor a side-on anime girl brawler in which you defeat monsters for materials to… bake bread? Instant GOTY.
Here’s a Steamdemofor a side-on anime girl brawler in which you defeat monsters for materials to… bake bread? Instant GOTY.
09:18 amUTCAnotherKotakureport: Destroy All Humans remake developers Black Forest Games have apparently laid off about 50% of their staff - 50 people.
AnotherKotakureport: Destroy All Humans remake developers Black Forest Games have apparently laid off about 50% of their staff - 50 people.
AnotherKotakureport: Destroy All Humans remake developers Black Forest Games have apparently laid off about 50% of their staff - 50 people.
09:49 amUTCBay 12have shared a bit moreabout the Dwarf Fortress Steam edition’s impending Adventure Mode update. The post includes insight on difficulties creating the sandbox, and the possibility of “proceduralizing” magic. An excerpt: “you can offend the gods and become a giant rat for a week, or offend a mummy and become cursed for the rest of your miserable short life.”
Bay 12have shared a bit moreabout the Dwarf Fortress Steam edition’s impending Adventure Mode update. The post includes insight on difficulties creating the sandbox, and the possibility of “proceduralizing” magic. An excerpt: “you can offend the gods and become a giant rat for a week, or offend a mummy and become cursed for the rest of your miserable short life.”
Bay 12have shared a bit moreabout the Dwarf Fortress Steam edition’s impending Adventure Mode update. The post includes insight on difficulties creating the sandbox, and the possibility of “proceduralizing” magic. An excerpt: “you can offend the gods and become a giant rat for a week, or offend a mummy and become cursed for the rest of your miserable short life.”
15:03 pmUTCAccording toThe Verge, Microsoft are laying off almost 2000 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees. Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has left in the process, and Blizzard’suntitled survival game projecthas been canceled.
According toThe Verge, Microsoft are laying off almost 2000 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees. Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has left in the process, and Blizzard’suntitled survival game projecthas been canceled.
According toThe Verge, Microsoft are laying off almost 2000 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees. Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has left in the process, and Blizzard’suntitled survival game projecthas been canceled.
15:54 pmUTCRussian civil war RTS Last Train Home is getting some DLC - Legion Tales. Out 1st February, it adds 10 new missions and look at that, we have a teaser trailer.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Russian civil war RTS Last Train Home is getting some DLC - Legion Tales. Out 1st February, it adds 10 new missions and look at that, we have a teaser trailer.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Russian civil war RTS Last Train Home is getting some DLC - Legion Tales. Out 1st February, it adds 10 new missions and look at that, we have a teaser trailer.
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18:39 pmUTCAs mentioned in earlier reporting of layoffs across Microsoft studios, Blizzard havecancelled their in-development survival game. It was first announced in 2022 as part of a recruitment drive, but had seemingly been in development since 2017.
As mentioned in earlier reporting of layoffs across Microsoft studios, Blizzard havecancelled their in-development survival game. It was first announced in 2022 as part of a recruitment drive, but had seemingly been in development since 2017.
As mentioned in earlier reporting of layoffs across Microsoft studios, Blizzard havecancelled their in-development survival game. It was first announced in 2022 as part of a recruitment drive, but had seemingly been in development since 2017.
19:22 pmUTCBerserk Boy, a Mega Man-inspired action platformer, nowhas a release date, a new trailer, and a demo. The game was first announced in 2022 but its Steam page has vanished and re-appeared several times since for unconfirmed reasons. It’ll now release on March 6th.
Berserk Boy, a Mega Man-inspired action platformer, nowhas a release date, a new trailer, and a demo. The game was first announced in 2022 but its Steam page has vanished and re-appeared several times since for unconfirmed reasons. It’ll now release on March 6th.
Berserk Boy, a Mega Man-inspired action platformer, nowhas a release date, a new trailer, and a demo. The game was first announced in 2022 but its Steam page has vanished and re-appeared several times since for unconfirmed reasons. It’ll now release on March 6th.
20:06 pmUTCHorizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition now has a PC release date of March 21st, and a new trailer which details its PC features including an unlocked framerate and ultra widescreen support.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition now has a PC release date of March 21st, and a new trailer which details its PC features including an unlocked framerate and ultra widescreen support.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition now has a PC release date of March 21st, and a new trailer which details its PC features including an unlocked framerate and ultra widescreen support.
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20:07 pmUTCApollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy isout now on Steam. Ourreviewwent up earlier this week, with Katharine calling it the “lesser trilogy in Capcom’s long-standing lawyer ‘em up”, but one with plenty of highlights.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy isout now on Steam. Ourreviewwent up earlier this week, with Katharine calling it the “lesser trilogy in Capcom’s long-standing lawyer ‘em up”, but one with plenty of highlights.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy isout now on Steam. Ourreviewwent up earlier this week, with Katharine calling it the “lesser trilogy in Capcom’s long-standing lawyer ‘em up”, but one with plenty of highlights.
20:10 pmUTCThe turn-based tactics of Mordheim: City Of The Damned are currentlyfree to keep from GOG. You can’t knock the price, but be warned that it might not be worth your time givenPaul Dean’s review back in 2015:…if you were hoping for a new squad-based game with the finesse of XCOM, or the many tactical choices of Jagged Alliance 2, this is not it. Mordheim is dumb. Mordheim is flawed. Mordheim tries hard and doesn’t succeed. This is not a happy Christmas, everyone, but the misshapen horror of Faschnat. It’s your present from Krampus.
The turn-based tactics of Mordheim: City Of The Damned are currentlyfree to keep from GOG. You can’t knock the price, but be warned that it might not be worth your time givenPaul Dean’s review back in 2015:…if you were hoping for a new squad-based game with the finesse of XCOM, or the many tactical choices of Jagged Alliance 2, this is not it. Mordheim is dumb. Mordheim is flawed. Mordheim tries hard and doesn’t succeed. This is not a happy Christmas, everyone, but the misshapen horror of Faschnat. It’s your present from Krampus.
The turn-based tactics of Mordheim: City Of The Damned are currentlyfree to keep from GOG. You can’t knock the price, but be warned that it might not be worth your time givenPaul Dean’s review back in 2015:
20:12 pmUTCDouble Eleven have released more information onbuilding in the newly 3D Prison Architect 2, with a video to go along with:To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Double Eleven have released more information onbuilding in the newly 3D Prison Architect 2, with a video to go along with:To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Double Eleven have released more information onbuilding in the newly 3D Prison Architect 2, with a video to go along with:
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20:15 pmUTCSkull And Bones, Ubisoft’s much-delayed pirate live service game, will run an open beta from February 8th until the 11th. The beta will be available via the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store and progress will carry over to the full game when it finally sets sail on February 16th.
Skull And Bones, Ubisoft’s much-delayed pirate live service game, will run an open beta from February 8th until the 11th. The beta will be available via the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store and progress will carry over to the full game when it finally sets sail on February 16th.
Skull And Bones, Ubisoft’s much-delayed pirate live service game, will run an open beta from February 8th until the 11th. The beta will be available via the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store and progress will carry over to the full game when it finally sets sail on February 16th.
20:28 pmUTCEveryone has saved their release date news for today, it seems. Abiotic Factor looks like Half-Life, if Half-Life were designed for co-op japes. It’s got a demoout now on Steamand the full game is coming on May 2nd:To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Everyone has saved their release date news for today, it seems. Abiotic Factor looks like Half-Life, if Half-Life were designed for co-op japes. It’s got a demoout now on Steamand the full game is coming on May 2nd:To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Everyone has saved their release date news for today, it seems. Abiotic Factor looks like Half-Life, if Half-Life were designed for co-op japes. It’s got a demoout now on Steamand the full game is coming on May 2nd:
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20:56 pmUTCDwarf Fortress’s Adventure mode is coming to the Steam version soon, and it’ll include several revisions for Demigod players (that’s easy mode) toadd tutorials and provide more player direction.
Dwarf Fortress’s Adventure mode is coming to the Steam version soon, and it’ll include several revisions for Demigod players (that’s easy mode) toadd tutorials and provide more player direction.
Dwarf Fortress’s Adventure mode is coming to the Steam version soon, and it’ll include several revisions for Demigod players (that’s easy mode) toadd tutorials and provide more player direction.
09:00 amUTCIT’S FRIDAY. All Videogame News Writers gain +5 Second Wind. Let’s get it done. FEED THE MAW.
IT’S FRIDAY. All Videogame News Writers gain +5 Second Wind. Let’s get it done. FEED THE MAW.
IT’S FRIDAY. All Videogame News Writers gain +5 Second Wind. Let’s get it done. FEED THE MAW.
09:04 amUTCNexon’s live service multiplayer melee game Warhaven isshutting downafter just seven months in early access. Did you play this one?
Nexon’s live service multiplayer melee game Warhaven isshutting downafter just seven months in early access. Did you play this one?
Nexon’s live service multiplayer melee game Warhaven isshutting downafter just seven months in early access. Did you play this one?
09:06 amUTCIt’s 9.05am, I’m sitting at a computer and I’m conscious, so it must be time to write another videogame industry layoff story. Ruiner studio Reikon Games hasreportedlylaid off around 80% off its staff - 60-70 people. Sources called the move “sudden and shocking”.
It’s 9.05am, I’m sitting at a computer and I’m conscious, so it must be time to write another videogame industry layoff story. Ruiner studio Reikon Games hasreportedlylaid off around 80% off its staff - 60-70 people. Sources called the move “sudden and shocking”.
It’s 9.05am, I’m sitting at a computer and I’m conscious, so it must be time to write another videogame industry layoff story. Ruiner studio Reikon Games hasreportedlylaid off around 80% off its staff - 60-70 people. Sources called the move “sudden and shocking”.
09:07 amUTCSome cheery morning music: Bump Of Chicken’sSleep Walking Orchestra, which you might recognise as the OP for wholesome fantasy gourmet anime Delicious In Dungeon.
Some cheery morning music: Bump Of Chicken’sSleep Walking Orchestra, which you might recognise as the OP for wholesome fantasy gourmet anime Delicious In Dungeon.
Some cheery morning music: Bump Of Chicken’sSleep Walking Orchestra, which you might recognise as the OP for wholesome fantasy gourmet anime Delicious In Dungeon.
09:12 amUTCSand Door Studio’s highly Hades-esqueLysfanga: The Time Shift Warriorlaunches February 13th, with a demo coming on February 5th, publishers Quantic Dream have announced.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Sand Door Studio’s highly Hades-esqueLysfanga: The Time Shift Warriorlaunches February 13th, with a demo coming on February 5th, publishers Quantic Dream have announced.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Sand Door Studio’s highly Hades-esqueLysfanga: The Time Shift Warriorlaunches February 13th, with a demo coming on February 5th, publishers Quantic Dream have announced.
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09:18 amUTCHere’s a game announcement from earlier in the month we managed to overlook:Sunkissed City, a new life sim from one of the Stardew Valley devs, out Q4 2024.
Here’s a game announcement from earlier in the month we managed to overlook:Sunkissed City, a new life sim from one of the Stardew Valley devs, out Q4 2024.
Here’s a game announcement from earlier in the month we managed to overlook:Sunkissed City, a new life sim from one of the Stardew Valley devs, out Q4 2024.
10:05 amUTCBloomberghas some additional details on Blizzard’s now-abandoned survival game, which was codenamed Odyssey. Amongst other things, the developers once envisaged multiplayer maps that could support 100 players at once. To achieve this, Blizzard decided to switch development from Unreal Engine to their in-house Synapse engine, but this caused “significant problems” and appears to have contributed to the project’s eventual cancellation.
Bloomberghas some additional details on Blizzard’s now-abandoned survival game, which was codenamed Odyssey. Amongst other things, the developers once envisaged multiplayer maps that could support 100 players at once. To achieve this, Blizzard decided to switch development from Unreal Engine to their in-house Synapse engine, but this caused “significant problems” and appears to have contributed to the project’s eventual cancellation.
Bloomberghas some additional details on Blizzard’s now-abandoned survival game, which was codenamed Odyssey. Amongst other things, the developers once envisaged multiplayer maps that could support 100 players at once. To achieve this, Blizzard decided to switch development from Unreal Engine to their in-house Synapse engine, but this caused “significant problems” and appears to have contributed to the project’s eventual cancellation.
11:23 amUTCThe Enshrouded devshave written a little postabout the game’s launch bugs and issues, which range from dodgy frame rates through server access difficulties to the timer for world chunk resets being a bit too leisurely. They’re also working on a feature that lets you snap building parts to pre-existing structures.
The Enshrouded devshave written a little postabout the game’s launch bugs and issues, which range from dodgy frame rates through server access difficulties to the timer for world chunk resets being a bit too leisurely. They’re also working on a feature that lets you snap building parts to pre-existing structures.
The Enshrouded devshave written a little postabout the game’s launch bugs and issues, which range from dodgy frame rates through server access difficulties to the timer for world chunk resets being a bit too leisurely. They’re also working on a feature that lets you snap building parts to pre-existing structures.
14:15 pmUTCThere’s ademoout for Arco, which Katharine recentlydescribedas “one of the most fascinating blends of turn-based and real-time tactics I’ve seen in ages”.
There’s ademoout for Arco, which Katharine recentlydescribedas “one of the most fascinating blends of turn-based and real-time tactics I’ve seen in ages”.
There’s ademoout for Arco, which Katharine recentlydescribedas “one of the most fascinating blends of turn-based and real-time tactics I’ve seen in ages”.
14:32 pmUTCWorkers & Resources: Soviet Republic - a game I know only through Sin’sexcellent write-ups-is getting a big new updatewhich introduces the first two missions of the campaign, new maps and various other new features and quality-of-life tweaks.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic - a game I know only through Sin’sexcellent write-ups-is getting a big new updatewhich introduces the first two missions of the campaign, new maps and various other new features and quality-of-life tweaks.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic - a game I know only through Sin’sexcellent write-ups-is getting a big new updatewhich introduces the first two missions of the campaign, new maps and various other new features and quality-of-life tweaks.
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17:57 pmUTCAs Edwin noted this morning, Ruiner devs Reikon Games havereportedly laid off over half of the studio, with dozens of staff across “all possible departments” said to be affected.
As Edwin noted this morning, Ruiner devs Reikon Games havereportedly laid off over half of the studio, with dozens of staff across “all possible departments” said to be affected.
As Edwin noted this morning, Ruiner devs Reikon Games havereportedly laid off over half of the studio, with dozens of staff across “all possible departments” said to be affected.
18:32 pmUTCPalworld developers Pocketpair arebattling multiplayer cheaters plaguing their official servers, but admit it’s a “difficult” problem to solve straight away.
Palworld developers Pocketpair arebattling multiplayer cheaters plaguing their official servers, but admit it’s a “difficult” problem to solve straight away.
Palworld developers Pocketpair arebattling multiplayer cheaters plaguing their official servers, but admit it’s a “difficult” problem to solve straight away.
19:08 pmUTCFinal Fantasy XIV won’t follow The Last of Us and Fallout with its own live-action TV series, as The Witcher producers confirm their ambitious adaptation - announced five years ago - is now “dead”.
Final Fantasy XIV won’t follow The Last of Us and Fallout with its own live-action TV series, as The Witcher producers confirm their ambitious adaptation - announced five years ago - is now “dead”.
Final Fantasy XIV won’t follow The Last of Us and Fallout with its own live-action TV series, as The Witcher producers confirm their ambitious adaptation - announced five years ago - is now “dead”.
20:02 pmUTCHonkai: Star Rail version 2.0 has a release date, adding dreamy new realm Penacony to the space RPG in early February - plus some gravity-flipping traversal puzzles.
Honkai: Star Rail version 2.0 has a release date, adding dreamy new realm Penacony to the space RPG in early February - plus some gravity-flipping traversal puzzles.
Honkai: Star Rail version 2.0 has a release date, adding dreamy new realm Penacony to the space RPG in early February - plus some gravity-flipping traversal puzzles.
23:02 pmUTCStardew Valley update 1.6 now has all major new content in placeand is in the bug-fixing and polish phase, according to developer Eric Barone.
Stardew Valley update 1.6 now has all major new content in placeand is in the bug-fixing and polish phase, according to developer Eric Barone.
Stardew Valley update 1.6 now has all major new content in placeand is in the bug-fixing and polish phase, according to developer Eric Barone.
