The below list of new PC games was communicated to me using smoke signals by two brave Advance News Scouts, shortly before the Maw's event horizon expanded by 100 metres. I have not heard from them since. I fear their souls are even now pigmenting the tides of Destiny 2 gifs that fill the Maw's lower intestines. Sergeant Shagbert, Corporal Pieface, I will avenge you in the only way I know how: by posting some words on a website.
Monday 22nd July sees the early access launch of Cataclismo, in which you build castles (disclosure: Brendy did some writing for this one), together with Game Boyish action-RPG Veritus, in which you storm them. On Tuesday 23rd July, there's pet sim Weyrdlets, which Matt described as "a neat mix of much-needed wholesome distraction and actual real-life utility", Conscript, which Nic summarised as "sturdily crafted and gruelling WW1 survival horror", and dystopian circuit puzzler Linkito, which Zachtronics diehards might like. On Wednesday 24th July, a choice of two ways to move: tonguing cliffsides in the ribbiting Valley Peaks, or oozing morosely around your apartment in Exhausted Man. On Thursday 25th July, mech-toting entomophobes get to grips with Earth Defense Force 6, while tidy-minded dreamers bask in the spell of Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure.
As for Friday 26th July, our lost Scouts were silent. It's possible that there will be new games on Friday, but to actually name some would be to disgrace the memory of two valiant journalists - two wonderful, noble, made-up men. If you have no respect for the dead, or you're just sick of this framing gag, by all means list a few games in the comments thread. Myself, I'm so distraught that I'm taking the whole week off (this part isn't a joke - I've got Non-RPS Business to attend to.) Hope you have fun!
Our live coverage of this event has finished.
Key points- 07:56 am July 26 2024 FRIDAY BLOOMS
- 08:03 am July 25 2024 THURSDAY EMERGES
- 08:10 am July 24 2024 WEDNESDAY MANIFESTS
- 08:30 am July 23 2024 TUESDAY DESCENDS
Tekken 8 is bringing Heihachi Mishnima, the grumpiest granddad who ever done granddadded, back to to life as the fighting game's third DLC character. Volcanos aren't that hot, it seems.
– Brendan Caldwell
08:35 am UTC Warframe boss Steve Sinclair reckons publishers are too quick to abandon ailing live-service games.– Nic Reuben
08:39 am UTC Bethesda Game Studios have formed a 241-developer strong union with the CWA.– Nic Reuben
08:51 am UTC Locally Sourced Anthology I: A Space Atlas is a collection of eight neat space-themed indies.– Nic Reuben
09:35 am UTCUnsettling survival shooter Forever Winter is having a closed beta at the end of the month, according to one of the game's characteristically creepy "burst transmissions" on YouTube. I'm a sucker for the game's apocalyptically unhinged concept (fucked-up robots waging eternowar), so here's hoping we get a look too.
– Brendan Caldwell
10:17 am UTCThe creator of Stardew Valley has pledged ("on the honor of my family name") never to charge players of the farming sim for DLC or updates. "Screencap this and shame me if I ever violate this oath," said Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone in a tweet to a player. Considering he hasn't charged for any previous updates in the 8 years since Stardew Valley's release, there's good reason to take him at his word.
– Brendan Caldwell
08:30 am UTCTUESDAY DESCENDS
News! News! News!– Nic Reuben
08:32 am UTC Chrono Trigger almost had a spin-off fighting game, according to Tekken creator Seiichi Ishii, via Automaton.– Nic Reuben
08:33 am UTC Strange Scaffold's Xalavier Nelson Jr. is begging Clickholding players to stop buying clickers.– Nic Reuben
11:14 am UTC Baldur's Gate 3’s latest patch was due to launch in closed beta yesterday, but Larian have decided to give it a bit more time in the oven due to bugs. They've released some patch notes, however.– Nic Reuben
11:14 am UTC Critter Crops is a witchy Stardew Valley with magic pet veggies.– Nic Reuben
11:15 am UTC Catfish large, catfish hungry.– Nic Reuben
11:16 am UTC Stretcher Men is a Foddy-like about two men carrying a stretcher containing a third man.– Nic Reuben
11:17 am UTC Counter-Strike 2 update plonks new crates on Dust 2.– Nic Reuben
08:10 am UTCWEDNESDAY MANIFESTS
The Maw is satiated! Lol. Lmao. Got 'em. FEED IT.– Nic Reuben
10:50 am UTC Metal motocross shooter Motördoom is a cross between Rollerdrome and THPS.– Nic Reuben
10:51 am UTC Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered gets a Halloween release date.– Nic Reuben
10:52 am UTC Intel Core CPUs are having issues with a faulty microcode algorithm.– Nic Reuben
10:54 am UTC You can now set how jealous Sims will get when they catch their partner flirting in the Sims 4.– Nic Reuben
10:55 am UTC Humble Games announce ‘restructuring' - or laying off their entire 36-person publishing team, in human speak.– Nic Reuben
08:03 am UTCTHURSDAY EMERGES
Why do they call it news when it's already happened, eh? The Maw cares not. Feed it!– Nic Reuben
08:04 am UTC From Maw acolyte MiniMatt: " Paul Furio, former Kerbal Space Program 2 Technical Director is doing an AMA on r/KerbalSpaceProgram on Friday - looks like jedi attack lawyers are enforcing some nda terms so we might not learn full gory details but it could provide some details around the fall of House Private Division."– Nic Reuben
08:06 am UTC Another union! This time it's over 500 World Of Warcraft devs at Blizzard, via The Verge.– Nic Reuben
08:37 am UTC Fallout: London, today? Today, today? Yes. Today.– Nic Reuben
08:38 am UTC Grit And Valor 1949 is a real time mech tactics game with enough superficial similarities to Into The Breach I managed to crowbar that game into a headline.– Nic Reuben
09:28 am UTC Apex Legends devs Respawn Interactive are walking back plans to force players to pay real cash for future Premium Battle Passes.– James Archer
10:39 am UTC AMD are delaying their Ryzen 9000 CPUs, after the first chips out of production failed to meet "quality expectations".– James Archer
14:22 pm UTC S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is delayed again, this time to November 20th 2024. But! There'll be an extended 'deep dive' video releasing in August.– James Archer
14:23 pm UTC Also, Fallout London is out now.– James Archer
07:56 am UTCFRIDAY BLOOMS
You'd think the Maw would be satiated by now. But, no. FEED IT.– Nic Reuben
08:41 am UTC Evidence of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 remasters spotted at Comic-Con, via Eurogamer. Phwoar!– Nic Reuben
08:47 am UTC Doom on Balatro, whynot?– Nic Reuben
08:48 am UTC Earth Defense Force 6 is getting review-badded on Steam for requiring an Epic Games login.– Nic Reuben
10:27 am UTC Balatro can run Doom, sort of, kinda, maybe.– James Archer
08:09 am UTC Ant Keeping Simulator is a simulation game about keeping ants.– Nic Reuben
08:11 am UTC Medieval multiplayer mace-masher Chivalry 2 is now "feature complete", say Torn Banner. They're turning their attention to "new multiplayer projects, both in the Chivalry universe" and in the upcoming No More Room In Hell 2.– Nic Reuben
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