the maw
News
Live Arcade This Week: Peggle, The Maw, And Crystal Defenders
1:40AM Mike Fahey | It’s a triple play this week on Xbox Live Arcade, the addictive gameplay of Peggle, the strategic defence of Crystal Defenders, and new downloadable content for Twisted Pixel’s The Maw. More »
News
Hothead Brings Braid To Mac, The Maw To Windows
2:40AM Mike Fahey | Hothead Games is teaming up with other independent game developers to bring award winning titles to new platforms, starting with Twisted Pixel’s The Maw and Jonathan Blow’s Braid. More »
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Three New Levels Coming to The Maw Via DLC
12:00AM Brian Crecente | Twisted Pixel is hard at work on three new levels for The Maw which they plan to release on the Xbox 360 as downloadable content over the coming weeks. More »
Features
The Maw Micro-review: A Frank And His Blob
6:00AM Michael McWhertor | Twisted Pixel Games’ The Maw is a 3D puzzle-platformer, starring the titular Maw and his newly befriended alien pal Frank. The two escape their evil captors, only to go on a gameplay binge. More »
Regulars
9:30AM David Wildgoose | Skate 2 turned up in the post yesterday. Considering my previous experiences with similar games – in a nutshell, utter failure at the two Tony Hawk games I’ve tried and an embarrassingly inept attempt to play Aggressive Inline – I’m not sure I have what it takes. It’s a genre I simply don’t understand. Which is a shame because I dig the idea. Any advice for getting my head around something like Skate 2?
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AU Diary: Christian Slater Wannabe
9:30AM David Wildgoose | Skate 2 turned up in the post yesterday. Considering my previous experiences with similar games – in a nutshell, utter failure at the two Tony Hawk games I’ve tried and an embarrassingly inept attempt to play Aggressive Inline – I’m not sure I have what it takes. It’s a genre I simply don’t understand. Which is a shame because I dig the idea. Any advice for getting my head around something like Skate 2?
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Regulars
8:30AM David Wildgoose | Fable 2 has finally clicked with me. The smartest move I made was not bothering to perform stupid gestures and pull ridiculous expressions for all those annoying villagers. With that tedium out of the way, I’m making steady progress. My heroine is focused on ranged attacks, so I’ve upgraded all her Skill abilities alongside Force Push. It seems to be working a treat.
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AU Diary: Fumbling Through Fable 2
8:30AM David Wildgoose | Fable 2 has finally clicked with me. The smartest move I made was not bothering to perform stupid gestures and pull ridiculous expressions for all those annoying villagers. With that tedium out of the way, I’m making steady progress. My heroine is focused on ranged attacks, so I’ve upgraded all her Skill abilities alongside Force Push. It seems to be working a treat.
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The Maw Opens On XBLA Next Week, Castle Crashers DLC Tides Us Over
2:40AM Mike Fahey | After a couple weeks of casual releases, Xbox Live Arcade heats up this month with this week’s release of the Castle Crashers: King Pack followed immediately by Twisted Pixel’s The Maw next week.
