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tinyBuild to Announce Six Titles Heading to the Switch during #HelloSwitch Event Tomorrow

9Feb

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tinyBuild to Announce Six Titles Heading to the Switch during #HelloSwitch Event Tomorrow

tinyBuild are announcing six Nintendo Switch titles that are heading to the console tomorrow in a live stream. Publisher, tinyBuild have announced that tomorrow, at 6pm GMT (10am PST) they are going to be holding a live stream to hold their first #HelloSwitch event. The event is being streamed across three platforms, Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook. Any trailers that are featured in the event are going to be available to view on the official publishers YouTube channel. The #HelloSwitch event will see them announcing six of their titles that are going to be heading to the Switch. The publisher have 27 published titles under their belt, including Hello Neighbor, Dungelot, Road to Ballhalla, Party Hard Tycoon, and more. The links to the various platforms that they'll be announcing the...

Synthetik Release Date Announced Trailer Revealed

9Feb

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News & Updates

Synthetik Release Date Announced Trailer Revealed

Upcoming shooter title, Synthetik got itself a release date, and there's a trailer in tow to get the excitement buzzing. Developed by Flow Fire Games, Synthetik gained an announcement today stating that the game will be arriving on PC this March on the 15th. Set in a futuristic alternative universe in the past, Synthetik puts players in a top-down world with only one life as they battle against machines. The game will bring not only the usual top-down shooter system, but it will also include various mechanics to make the game more unique. Weapon jamming, heat management, headshots, and eject and active reloading are the mechanics that are included into the title giving it a more challenging outcome. Synthetik will also include Online co-op mode to allow another friend to jump on and ...

Newt One Launching on Game Streaming Platform Utomik Next Week

8Feb

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News & Updates

Newt One Launching on Game Streaming Platform Utomik Next Week

Utomik, the video game streaming service is launching DevNAri's latest title, Newt One onto their streaming platform next week. DevNAri have created a colourful, musical title called, Newt One and it's due to launch on PC and Xbox One. The title is going to be available to purchase on Steam, but also available to play on Utomik's streaming service. Newt One is a 3D platformer that adapts music in relation to everything that the player does. The world of Newt One is quiet, and lifeless, and it's the players job to bring life to it. The game prides itself on being totally non-violent and being suitable for both adults, and children alike. On release date, which is Februrary the 14th, the title will become available on Xbox One, and on PC through Steam and also on Utomik. Newt One's lau...

TT Isle of Man – Release Date and Gameplay Trailer

8Feb

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News & Updates

TT Isle of Man – Release Date and Gameplay Trailer

Check out the latest trailer for the TT Isle of Man games by Bigben and Kylotonn. Without any further delay lets take a look. In this new video, gameplay extracts are commentated by this great driver who says he was stupefied by the realism of the game and that he felt the same adrenaline rush as when he's riding his bike through the tracks of the Isle of Man. He also points out that every detail is faithfully reproduced in the game: the walls, the crowd, even the advertisements. Everything possible has been done to completely immerse you in this mythic course. Main Features: · A faithful reproduction of the 37,73 miles and 264 bends of the Snaefell Mountain, which offers a race more longer and more difficult that all GP circuits · 9 fantasy tracks to practice...

Axiom Verge Review – Beautifully Nostalgic

8Feb

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Switch Reviews

Axiom Verge Review – Beautifully Nostalgic

Here at Thumb Culture, we're reviewing more indie games than ever before. The hightened focus on helping small developers has brought in lots of titles and can I just say, keep them coming! But, in the gigantic ocean of software, it's rare that an indie is as well-designed as Axiom Verge. Developed and published by Thomas Happ games LLC who has worked on many different "triple-A" games for both PC and consoles, such as Grey Goo, Tiger Woods, and NFL Street, to name a few. I would just like to mention that BadLand Games is donating 75 percent of its share of sales of Axiom Verge to a special fund dedicated to the ongoing healthcare costs of Tom Happ's son, Alastair, who suffers from Kernicterus, a bilirubin-induced brain dysfunction which is caused when new-born jaundice isn't treated in a ...

Release Date for Layers of Fear: Legacy Announced

7Feb

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Release Date for Layers of Fear: Legacy Announced

Layers of Fear: Legacy has finally had an official release date confirmed for the Nintendo Switch version of the horror title. Developed by, Bloober Team, Layers of Fear: Legacy will be arriving this month to the Nintendo Switch. It's a horror title that finds you controlling an artist who slowly descends further, and further into madness. The title takes you around a fairly large house in which all manners of items begin to move, and even paintings come to life as you proceed to lose your mind. The Layers of Fear: Legacy edition will not only include the base game, but it'll also include the Layers of Fear: Inheritance DLC. It focuses on being more of an immersive, atmospheric environment rather than throwing monsters at your face. Layers of Fear: Legacy will be available on Nintendo S...

Inner Space Review – Cupid Draw Back Your Bow!

6Feb

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PC Reviews

Inner Space Review – Cupid Draw Back Your Bow!

We have a new writer inbound, check out SamK and his review of Inner Space (Not the film) Inner space... Isn't that a film? "A hapless store clerk must foil criminals to save the life of the man who, miniaturised in a secret experiment, was accidentally injected into him." Nothing to do with that then. Isn't there another game called this? No, it's just such a generic title I thought I'd already played it which is an odd start to a game. Gameplay Inner Space is best summed up as a flying collectathon game with an indie darling-like vibe. The more you play the more it reminds you of the free roaming flying sections in Panzer Dragon Saga. Although it's less engaging than journey or other indie titles with the same ilk from the start you can still got a wow when unlocking areas, That...

Create Your Shoppekeeper In Shoppe Keep 2 Ahead Of Launch

5Feb

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Create Your Shoppekeeper In Shoppe Keep 2 Ahead Of Launch

With Shoppe Keep 2 on the way this year, players can get a small taste of what to expect by creating their Shoppe Keepers for free! Before I waffle on about Shoppe Keep 2, Shoppe Keep was a first-person shop management title by Strange Fire, and published by Excalibur Games in 2015. The title finds players running their own shop in the middle of a fantasy town with heroes, and heroines flocking to your store to buy weapons and more. Shoppe Keep 2 follows on from the success of the first and includes more elements, such as Online play, and free-roam allowing players to go out and find items to sell, rather than just ordering them in. The players can also equip the armour and weapons that they sell in order to protect them when they're on their quests to find items to sell. The Charact...

5Feb

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Hardware & Tech

Snakebyte Pro Range Review

Recently through the Thumb Culture door came the Snakebyte PRO range of products, this included a keyboard, mouse and a nice mouse pad, apparently all designed for the pro gamer. Now whilst I am definitely not a pro gamer, I thought it would be poignant to take each of these products for a ride in the day to day working that goes on in my office. Including some graphics design, video editing as well as general internet stuff and a splattering of gaming here and there. Let's dive into the snake pit and take a look at the products. Snakebyte Key:Board PRO With mechanical feel keys this keyboard definitely gives a satisfying click to your key presses, although when you are typing a document out this clicking can be a little annoying, but eventually you get desensitised to the sound and ...

Thumb Culture Retrospective – The Beatles Rock Band

5Feb

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PlayStation Reviews

Thumb Culture Retrospective – The Beatles Rock Band

There's nothing I love more than The Beatles, well, apart from David Bowie, Pulp and actually come to think of it there are quite a few things I love more than The Beatles. When it comes to me and Rock Band, I get on quite well with it. My main issue with the games has always been my below average health, specifically my wrists, it makes it pretty hard to play Rock Band for long periods of time. Still, that didn't stop me from putting the disc in and not stopping until I'd played through the entire story mode. What I do regret is playing every single song in one go in one day without a break. Writing this review currently is about as easy as coaxing a meerkat out of its hole with car insurance. I'll just preface this review with a note. I do in fact really enjoy The Beatles, and I play ...