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It's the second to last week before we set down our pickaxes, shoulder our packs and embark on that greatest adventure of all: holiday. The Maw tends to be at low ebb over the Xmas period, because it has a violent allergy to festive cheer. But for the moment, it still clamours for News.
Some game releases we're pondering this week: squad-based RTS Stargate: Timekeepers (12th Dec), Settlers spiritual follow-up Pioneers of Pagonia (13th Dec, early access), anime chainsaw metroidvania Cookie Cutter (14th Dec), "pixel pulp" visual novel Bahnsen Knights (14th Dec), and multiversal metroidvania Trinity Fusion (15th Dec).
10:36 am December 11 2023 UTC
Ooft, one of the developers behind co-op mod Skyrim Together has said they won't be completing a similar mod for Starfield because "Starfield is ass". They're making the code open source, so another modder could jump in and finish it.
– Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
10:31 am December 11 2023 UTC
I'm always up for witch-themed games and Emberstorm's Reka, which now has a Q2 2024 release window, looks rather special.
– Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
10:18 am December 11 2023 UTC
Hold the phone, it's being claimed there's a Silent Hill teaser in the trailer for Hideo Kojima and Jordan Peele's new horror thingy OD. As reported by Central Xbox, letters spelling out the word "Atami" appear faintly in a character's mouth during the footage. Atami is a city in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture. The kanji for Shizuoka approximately spell out "Silent Hill". VGC say they've verified the claim after combing through the video on the official KojiPro Youtube - I couldn't see the letters myself during a quick glance just now, but perhaps you can?
– Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
10:05 am December 11 2023 UTC
An SSD is "a must" to play FF16 on PC, according to producer Naoki Yoshida. There's still no word on when it's coming, however.
– Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
09:58 am December 11 2023 UTC
The real-life "Florida Joker" is demanding millions from Rockstar for allegedly using his likeness without permission in GTA 6, as reported by Eurogamer.
– Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
09:33 am December 11 2023 UTC
IT IS MONDAY. Set phasers to "spark joy" and FEED THE MAW.
– Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
