Why is it that in a role-playing game where the stakes are usually ‘the end of the world’, the end of the world always has to wait for us to finish our sprawling to-do list first? There’s no way you’ve never encountered this. I came across it most recently in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which, […]
23rd November Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve been playing over the past few days. This week we explore a game that’s also a music album, we struggle to be okay with the ultra violence in a supposedly silly zombie splatfest, and […]
A little teaser story to end the week, care of Maw reader MiniMatt. Factorio devs Wube Software have dropped the vaguest of hints about their next game project, or at least, shared one of their current inspirations: World Of Warcraft.
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive has announced it’s banning mods from public online sessions, blaming them for a “non-negligible” amount of server instability seen by players – even those who don’t have mods installed. “We’ve seen incredible community engagement since launch, and we’ve noticed that some players have started to […]
Gang Beasts is one of the games I think of when I recall the golden days of video game expos, before Covid rolled up and nuked the business model. It casts you as one of several jellybaby pugilists, fighting for dominance over such locations as Ferris wheels and the tops of speeding vans. All of […]
Metal Slug Tactics review The side-scrolling shooter transforms from brainless barnstorming to thoughtful grenade tossing in a work of turn-based tactics – but its arcade soul remains intact. Developer: Leikir Studio Publisher: Dotemu, Gamera Games Release: Nov 5th On: Windows From: Steam Price: £21/$25/€25 Reviewed on: Intel Core-i7-11700F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, […]
The panel has voted and this year’s Game Awards nominations have been announced – with Astro Bot, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Silent Hill 2, and Balatro all looking like they could be in for a very merry Geoffmas come 12th December. Astro Bot and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth are the big […]
The Game Awards has confirmed that DLC, remakes, and remasters are all eligible for all categories of its awards, including Game of the Year. With shortlists expected to be announced tomorrow, Monday 18th November, The Game Awards’ website FAQ page has been updated with new information to confirm TGA judges now consider “expansion packs, new […]
Half-Life 2 just turned 20-years-old, and to celebrate Valve updated the game with some new features. They also produced a documetary in which several of its development team look back on their work on the game and its episodic expansions – including the never-released Episode 3. The documentary includes in-progress footage of the episode in […]
Whenever I see that an old game has received a surprise update out of the blue, it immediately gets my attention. Is it preparing for some kind of revival or unexpected new content? Did a huge bug get uncovered after all these years? Is it preparing to be in a huge sale or bundle? Whatever […]