Our weekly news liveblog
It’s the last week before the Xmas break, and the grapevine runneth dry.
But before that, there is still a little more News to cover.
Our live coverage of this event has finished.
Some music to get your motor running -Shooting Starby The Pillows, as immortalised by the FLCL outro.
Alleged images for Free Radical Design’s untitled TimeSplitters project have popped up onFandom.
The company havesuffered layoffs and are facing closure.
We’ll share more about our Early Access plans in 2024!
Monster Hunter World ismassively discounted on Steamthis week.
The 2021 filing alleged that women were paid less than their colleagues and were offered fewer promotion opportunities.
I am sitting outside a cafe in the drizzle.
The leaks apparently include further details of the developer’s Wolverine game.
Square Enix has dated SaGa Emerald Beyond for release on 25th April 2024.
Armored Core 6 is getting ranked online play in a new patch today, as reported byVG247.
EA haverebranded their Frostbite Engineand introduced a new handprint logo.
Minimax havea new interviewwith former Mass Effect lead writer and Worlds Untold founder Mac Walters.
The pretty decentTails of Ironhas received a free endgame expansion.
The pitch didn’t get very far, however.
Somenice musicto end my shift on.
It’s still years away from being a thing you might watch, though.
Songs Of Conquest and Against The Storm, two great tactics-strategy-management games, areboth now Steam Deck verified.
Just in time for your visit to see your family this holiday.
Did I only write about this because I thought of the headline pun?
No, but I would have.
What terrible revelations await us today?
Hopefully nothing too dramatic - the Maw has started to glisten in an ominous way.
Blizzard havereleased their 2024 roadmapfor World of Warcraft, including the release window for the War Within expansion.
Somebody’s madea first-person version of Resident Evil 2with PS1-style environments, as spotted byPCGamesN.
It seems pretty well done.
Resident Evil 2: First Person - PS1 Style [PC] PlaythroughWatch on YouTube
Morning music?
Let’s try someBocchi the Rock.
Smarty-pants roguelike-meets-Tetris affair Loot River has been updated with a level editor - here’s a video.
Here’s some footage of all that.
I wrote up a bullet hell shooter I stumbled on yesterday,Angel At Dusk.
(And a few days more after those who play its early access release.)
No reason was given for the specific delay, but Rocksteady will be refunding those who pre-ordered via EGS.
There’sa bunch of other new stuff, too!
IT IS THURSDAY- the second-to-last day before the holiday.
I hope you’re having a jolly December.
Edwin is off sick and the Maw encroaches.
Thankfully I am here to hold it back for a few hours.
TheSteam 2023 winter sale is now underway.
Good news if you’re really embarrassed by all those Ubisoft games you own, I guess.
The Entertainment Software Rating Board have been rating some games as Adults Only solely because of their blockchain implementation.
TheEpic holiday saleis also underway, with daily “mystery” free games.
The first is Melvor Idle, an idle game inspired by Runescape.
Metal Gear Solid’s Master Collection has been updated to version 1.4.0 with new graphical and resolution options.
There are comparison screenshotsat the Konami site.
Bethesda say they’re planning on updating Starfieldevery six weeks, beginning February 2024.
(the) Gnorp Apologue is an incremental town builder about gnorps hitting a rock and splashy pixel particles.
The Maw retreats for another evening.
I leave you with Paula West’s warm bath of a voice.
Once more unto the breach, dear friends - FEED THE MAW.
Sorry for the on-going absence of the final review.
Some morning music: Short Change Hero from The Heavy.
Any Borderlands players here?
They used this for… Borderlands 2’s trailer, I think?
China has unveiled a range of draft restrictions on videogame monetisation and reward schemes, as reported byReuters.
It’s wiped billions from the market value of Tencent and NetEase.
Fishlabs developers have shared materials of the Chorus studio’s cancelled Project Black.
Just a couple of hours to go till the end of the day.
I’m going to jump the gun slightly and ask if you have any particular hopes for 2024.
Mine are: fewer layoffs, more Bloodborne PC confirmations.
A statement from Insomniac Games aboutthe recent, massive hack.
A more detailed breakdown ofthat latest patch for Metal Gear Solid’s Master Collectionmentioned by Graham yesterday.
One more before I go -Grimhook is free, brief and fun.
Have a good Decembermas, one and all!
