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Roccat Renga Boost Gaming Headset Review – Comfort & Quality On A Budget?

21Mar

By Jason1 Comment

Roccat Renga Boost Gaming Headset Review – Comfort & Quality On A Budget?

Landing on the desk over at Thumb Culture HQ this month is a pair of Roccat Renga Boost gaming headphones for us to test! Sporting studio-grade sound, a boom mic and also compatible with both PCs and consoles, how would they hold up when put through their paces? On first lookings the Roccat Renga Boost is extremely lightweight at 210g and is designed with an ergonomic leather headband, allowing the wires to pass through from one can to another in a separate metal containment above. The headset breaks away from the normal headband that you normally associate with over the ear headphones and automatically adjusts to your head shape, and despite looking a little like a Cyberman from Dr.Who when wearing them, they are probably the most comfiest things you will ever put on your head. ...

20Mar

By CraigNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Satisfactory – PC First Look

Satisfactory is a game I've been looking forward to trying out since I first saw the reveal video from E3 2018. Developed by Coffee Stain Studios for the PC Satisfactory is a first-person open world factory sim. Satisfactory is currently only available on the Epic Games Store, but it may come to Steam in the future. Gameplay Once you begin Satisfactory, You find yourself in a drop pod on your way down to the surface of an alien planet. You're then played a little introductory video on the screen in your pod stating that your objective is to build a factory from nothing. The factory is being made to send resources back to Ficsit Inc. for some mysterious purpose. Once you've landed, the first thing you notice is how beautiful the landscape is, but we'll get to that in a minute. After break...

OlliOlli: Switch Stance Nintendo Switch Review – Dropping In For A Good Time

19Mar

By CraigNo Comments

Gaming, Switch Reviews

OlliOlli: Switch Stance Nintendo Switch Review – Dropping In For A Good Time

For as long as I can remember I've been a fan of skateboarding games. From Thrasher: Skate and Destroy and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater up to the Skate series. In recent years there has been a saddening lack of good quality skateboarding games coming out. Then OlliOlli came along. Now, I'll admit, OlliOlli is a game that flew under my radar because I had been so busy with other more significant releases. Now that OlliOlli: Switch Stance has come out on the Nintendo Switch, I've become addicted. Developed by Roll7 and published by Gambitious OlliOlli: Switch Stance collects the two OlliOlli games in one elegant little package for the Nintendo Switch. Winning over 75 awards between the two titles, OlliOlli: Switch Stance is an absolute gem. Now let's drop in and get down to forming a habit! Ga...

Car Mechanic Simulator Switch Review – Barn Finds Galore

15Mar

By Stuart1 Comment

Gaming, Switch Reviews

Car Mechanic Simulator Switch Review – Barn Finds Galore

When we received the email regarding Car Mechanic Simulator being released on Nintendo Switch it definitely piqued my interest. Having spent plenty of time on the PC version meticulously taking apart engines, repairing the inner depths of what was wrong with the car and then making it all shiny and new, before passing it back to the owner. However, that excitement was short-lived, carry on reading to find out why. Gameplay So diving into Car Mechanic Simulator you are treated to a brief tutorial taking you through the basics of the game. Shifting into assemble mode and moving back to disassemble mode. It is all pretty basic in terms of control mechanics, you can either use your thumbsticks and move a cursor around or use the touch screen, either way works really well. So what do y...

The Forest PS4 Review – Sun, sea and suspicious people.

14Mar

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming, PlayStation Reviews

The Forest PS4 Review – Sun, sea and suspicious people.

Have you ever wanted to just get on a plane and head out anywhere? How about you hop on a plane, it crashes, you survive and land on the most beautiful little island you have ever witnessed? As much nature as a David Attenborough documentary and beautiful scenery. Sounds amazing right? how about if it means your only child was missing on the island, and the other occupants of the island are slightly cannibalistic and deformed, just slightly... Endnight Games, an independent games studio bring us their second title The Forest. The Forest is available on PC, Ps4, although it is not yet released for the Xbox one there are speculations and also questions as to if it will ever be available for the Microsoft platform. Gameplay Playing as Eric, a loving father who wants to tak...

Riot: Civil Unrest PS4 Review – Clash Of The Pixel People

13Mar

By JasonNo Comments

Gaming, PlayStation Reviews

Riot: Civil Unrest PS4 Review – Clash Of The Pixel People

Riot: Civil Unrest is, as it sounds, a game based on riots. Developed by Merge Games you get to play as either the Police or angry protestors in scenarios that simulate actual events around the world. Cue some Kaiser Chiefs, I predict a riot? Gameplay On initial thoughts of what Riot: Civil Unrest could entail, I found myself really looking forward to getting stuck into a real-time riot simulator as it is something I have never taken part in in the real world. You see riots all the time reported in the media, therefore taking control of one of the sides involved in an attempt to win the clash was an interesting idea. Reading into the background bumf to the game, you learn that the creator of Riot: Civil Unrest, Leonard Menchiari has experienced rioting first-hand at the NoTAV p...

At Sundown: Shots in the Dark PS4 Review – A 90’s style stealthy shoot-em-up

12Mar

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming, PlayStation Reviews

At Sundown: Shots in the Dark PS4 Review – A 90’s style stealthy shoot-em-up

At Sundown: Shots in the Dark is a hide and seek style multiplayer shoot-em-up stealth game created by mild beast games and Versus|Evil. At sundown is available to play on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo switch and PC. It’s available through local play, training and also you can unlock different game modes as you level up. If you’re looking for a 90’s vibe gaming this may be a game for you! This screams SEGA gaming to me! Gameplay In the game, the light is your enemy, the best thing to do is keep hidden, and if you see any enemies shoot them and return to the darkness. Keeping away from any bullets that may be coming your way you can also collect small crates that give you options such as infinite ammo, a shield and other fun things. You can level up your guns meaning your rev...

Don’t Escape: 4 Days in a Wasteland Review – Old School, Old Cool?

11Mar

By KevinNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Don’t Escape: 4 Days in a Wasteland Review – Old School, Old Cool?

Scriptwelder bring us Don't Escape: 4 Days in a Wasteland, the sequel to Don't Escape 1,2 & 3. The question is, is it any good, or just a clever name? Well I decided to grab my hammer and chainsaw, as these are always useful, and headed on out into the wilderness to find out. Tally ho! Gameplay Don't Escape: 4 Days in a Wasteland is a classic point and click graphic adventure. Find things, use things, get confused and so on. The style is retro 8 bit graphics, though you can change the font to modernise it. You play a character called David. David has dreams that are really premonitions. Use the dreams to ensure that you protect yourself from the dangers that lurk over a 4 day period. All you have to do is put plans in place to stay safe overnight. Sounds simple enough, good. T...

8Mar

By JasonNo Comments

Gaming, PlayStation Reviews

Pode PS4 Review – Teamwork Has Never Felt So Rewarding

Pode, by independent developer Henchman & Goon, is an amazing co-operative platform puzzle game that has been inspired by Norwegian culture. Available on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch this exploration game is quite simply amazing and a breath of fresh air to me. Gameplay Pode features two main characters; a little rock called Bulder and a fallen star called Glo, together they must work together as they wander through the mysterious and magical Mount Fjellheim in a mission to help Glo get back into the sky. Incidentally, Pode is Norwegian for "Graft"! Playing as either two-player co-op or in single player you must utilise each of the character's special abilities in order to activate and reach the exit on each level. In the early stages, the basics of movement and jumping ...

Warhammer: Chaosbane Beta PC – A refreshing Action-RPG

7Mar

By Stu N1 Comment

Gaming, PC Reviews

Warhammer: Chaosbane Beta PC – A refreshing Action-RPG

I've always been a fan of Diablo and have recently re-discovered my love for Diablo 3 since its release on the Nintendo Switch, Warhammer: Chaosbane caught my eye. Upon first looking at the game, developed by Eko Software, you could be forgiven for comparing it to Diablo but upon playing it, you soon release that Warhammer: Chaosbane has simply been inspired by it and added the whole world of Warhammer by placing right into the heart of the game. There are a few good Warhammer games out at present with the release of Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 recently and Last year Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr which also was an Action RPG but didn't score that high. The game is currently in Beta which runs from March the 7th until March the 13th and it's officially released on the 4th of...