The MAW released for PC!

March 9, 2009

THE MAW JUST ATE YOUR COMPUTER

Purple Beast Set Loose Thanks to
Steam, Greenhouse and Direct2Drive

Twisted Pixel Games has announced
that its award-winning title The Maw has been released today on Steam, Penny
Arcade’s Greenhouse, and Direct2Drive for $9.99. Twisted Pixel’s CEO Michael
Wilford responds: “His cage just kinda slipped. Now he’s consuming PCs
everywhere. Whoopsie.” The Maw is the company’s first original IP, a product of
monumental effort by a passionate and loving team.

As the winner of the 2008 PAX 10
Audience Choice Award, The Maw was invited to be a part of Penny Arcade’s game
offerings on Greenhouse. And as a 2009 IGF finalist for Technical Excellence,
The Maw was invited to be a part of Direct2Drive, the official distribution arm
of this year’s IGF. The Maw’s invitation to Steam has been in the works for a
long time, as both Twisted Pixel and Valve saw the potential of the game early
on.

“Hitting all three of these amazing
distribution channels is fantastic!” exclaims Twisted Pixel CCO Josh Bear. “We
couldn’t be happier with our distribution partners. And now, not even Skynet is
safe from Maw’s hunger. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves.”

Development of the PC version of The
Maw was handled by Hothead Games, the talent behind the acclaimed Penny Arcade
Adventures series. “It was crucial to us to find a partner that we could depend
on,” explains Twisted Pixel CTO Frank Wilson. “Hothead was the ideal choice
because they had experience doing this before which we had not, and they
couldn’t have been more reliable or great to work with!”